Hancock Accidents
Truck goes off road
A pickup truck headed north on state Route 69 switched lanes to avoid a head-on collision Wednesday morning. The accident happened at approximately 8:15 a.m. six miles south of Hawesville. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Emmick filed the accident report.
Gary Baker, of Reynolds Station, told Emmick as he drove north on state Route 69 in his 2000 Ford Ranger pickup, he encountered a black, full-sized pickup truck completely in his lane of travel as he rounded a curve. Baker said he swerved into the left lane to avoid collision because he could not go to the right to avoid the other truck. When Baker switched lanes, he lost control of his pickup truck, went off the left side of the roadway and struck a culvert. The other vehicle did not stop.
Baker suffered a head injury in the accident. Hancock County EMS provided first aid at the scene and transported Baker to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. A private vehicle transported his passenger, Ryleigh McDaniel, age 19 months, to a medical facility for treatment.
Baker’s pickup sustained very severe damage. A wrecker from Bob’s Garage removed the vehicle.
Pickup hits SUV
A three-vehicle accident on state Route 69 damaged three vehicles, but no one suffered injury in the wreck. The accident happened on December 10 at approximately 7:15 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Hendrick filed the accident report.
Kendall Dartt, of Lewisport, stopped her 2017 Ford Edge on state Route 69, six miles south of Hawesville, as she waited to turn left into a driveway 5150 state Route 69. Natalie K. Edge, of Hawesville, came up behind her in a 2012 Toyota Highlander, and stopped to allow the Dartt vehicle to turn left into a driveway. Michael J. Sweeney, of Hawesville, came up behind the other vehicles in a 2009 Dodge Ram pickup at a high rate of speed. Edge said she noticed the truck’s headlights when it popped over the hill, and noticed it was traveling fast.
Sweeney admitted to driving too fast and messing with his radio as he approached the stopped vehicles, and slammed into the back of Edge’s vehicle. The impact then drove Edge’s vehicle into the back of Dartt’s vehicle. Dartt’s vehicle sustained moderate to severe damage, but did not require a tow.
Edge’s vehicle sustained very severe damage. A private vehicle towed her SUV from the scene. Sweeney’s Ram pickup sustained minor to moderate damage, but did not require a tow.
