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On the Record

  • One injured after crashing into telephone poll

    A Campbellsville woman was injured Saturday after she crashed her vehicle into a telephone poll.

    According to a Taylor County Sheriff's Office report, Ethel Jean Greene, 71, of 398 W. Blue Hole Road, was traveling north on Old Columbia Road at 3:52 p.m. in a 2005 Buick Lacrosse when she left the roadway and struck a telephone poll. The vehicle then overturned and came to rest upside down.

    Taylor County Fire & Rescue personnel removed Greene from the vehicle and transported her to Taylor Regional Hospital. She was treated and released.

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  • Sheriff Statistics

    Taylor County Sheriff's Office released its January activity report recently.

    The report includes 25 cases opened, 132 criminal arrests, 27 traffic collisions worked, four injury collisions worked, 109 arrest warrants served, 170 civil papers served, 68 citations issued, three DUI arrests, 563 complaints answered, 109 vehicles inspected, 1,505 hours worked and 8,614 miles driven.

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  • Kentucky State Police Statistics

    During the month of January, there were 16 traffic collisions investigated by state police working in the Post 15 area in the 11 counties of Taylor, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell and Washington.

    There were two fatal crashes during the month of January in the Post 15 area.

    Glenda Downey of Jamestown was killed in Adair County on Jan. 21 and Willie L. Jones of Edmonton was killed in Metcalfe County on Jan. 23.

    This brings the yearly fatality count to two, compared with three through this same period in 2012.

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  • Resident charged with DUI, selling marijuana

     

    A Campbellsville man has been arrested and charged with selling marijuana after being stopped by law enforcement for failing to use a turn signal.

    Justin D. Clark, 19, of 710 High Pine, Apt. 2, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 1:45 a.m.

    According to Clark's arrest citation, Campbellsville Police Officer Scotty Perian saw him allegedly fail to use a signal when turning. Perian initiated a traffic stop.

    When approaching the vehicle, Perian wrote in court records, he smelled marijuana and saw smoke coming from the vehicle.

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  • Public Record for Feb. 18

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    District Civil Settled

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  • Circuit Court Action for Feb. 18

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    Taylor Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly's Jan. 22 docket:

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  • Public Record for Feb. 14

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    Traffic

    • Kenneth R. Charlton, speeding, $143, state traffic school.

    • Nicholas W. Coffman, failure to produce insurance card, proof filed, defendant stipulated probable cause, dismissed.

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  • One injured in Tabernacle Road crash

    A man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Tabernacle Road on Monday.

    According to a Taylor County Sheriff's Office report, Aaron Richerson, 19, of Campbellsville, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet at the intersection of U.S. 68 and Tabernacle Road at 8:30 a.m.

    The report states that Richerson pulled into the path of a 2008 Kia driven by George Porter, 49, no address given.

    Campbellsville/Taylor County EMS transported Porter to Taylor Regional Hospital for treatment. He was treated and released.

    Richerson refused treatment.

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  • One injured in two-vehicle crash

    A Campbellsville man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on KY 55 on Monday.

    According to a Taylor County Sheriff's Office report, James Arnett, 53, of 149 Hiestand St., was driving a 1987 Ford Ranger truck south on KY 55 at 2:19 p.m. and attempting to turn left onto South Columbia Avenue.

    The report states that Arnett told deputies he didn't notice a 2007 Toyota Tacoma truck driven by Bonita Owens, 60, of 100 Arbor Lane in Campbellsville, and turned into her path.

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  • Trooper helps motorist, gives CPR to child

    A Kentucky State Police trooper on patrol last Friday helped an unresponsive 7-year-old girl by giving her CPR.

    According to a KSP news release, at 3:15 p.m. Casey Wethington was on patrol in the Speck Ridge Road area when a female stopped him.

    The woman told Wethington that her 7-year-old daughter was in her car, had a seizure and wasn't breathing.

    The report states that Wethington radioed to Post 15 dispatch for an ambulance. He pulled the child from the car and began CPR, continuing until EMS personnel arrived.

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