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Two men flown to University of Kentucky hospital after jeep flips over
Two people were severely injured Saturday evening in a one-vehicle accident in northern Pulaski County.
Josh Hogue, 29, and Timothy Wallace, 35, were both flown out from the scene of the accident, located on Singleton Road in Eubank, for treatment of severe injuries sustained in the crash.
The accident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Hogue was operating a Jeep when the vehicle apparently left the roadway and overcorrected. The Jeep then flipped an unknown number of times before coming to a rest in a field to the side of the roadway, according to Kentucky State Trooper Chris Ison, who responded to the scene.
Witness Stephanie Luttrell, who lives near the scene of the crash, said she observed the Jeep traveling down Singleton Road at a high rate of speed. Luttrell noted that the Jeep nearly traveled out of control when she first caught sight of the vehicle.
It was after the vehicle traveled out of sight when Luttrell and friend Jessica Saylor heard the crash.
“It (the Jeep) about flipped there (when they first observed the vehicle), and two seconds later we heard the Jeep flip,” Luttrell said.
Luttrell said when she and Saylor got to the scene they saw that Hogue had been ejected from the vehicle.
“I didn’t expect to see something like that,” Saylor said.
Ison said at the scene that alcohol played a factor in the accident, and he said Hogue will likely be charged with driving under the influence.
Hogue was flown to the University of Kentucky Medical Center by LifeNet, and Wallace was soon after flown out by Air Evac for treatment of his injuries.
Along with LifeNet and Air Evac, Kentucky State Police was assisted on the scene by Eubank Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, Pulaski County Rescue Squad and Somerset-Pulaski EMS.
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LCADTF could lose big bucks
Lake Cumberland Area Drug Task Force officials estimate that the City of Somerset’s lack of involvement in the task force could lead to a loss of some $250,000 in federal funding per year — a chunk which could easily force the task force to close its doors.
David Keller, deputy director of Appalachia HIDTA, a major funding source for the local drug task force and the reason why federal and state law enforcement officers are able to be a part of the agency, says the agency’s current situation is more serious than many people realize.
Keller says HIDTA has made a “huge investment” in the LCADTF, but that folks shouldn’t get too comfortable with the agency’s ability to obtain grant money at the federal or state level.
“This is not entitlement money. ... Our grant is performance driven, and it’s sought after by competitive forces,” Keller said. “If this agency doesn’t produce, they stand a risk of not having the task force funded. That money will go someplace else — to another county that would love to have it.” -
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Less than a decade ago, Pleasant Hill was a pastoral community. Modern homes were tucked among shaded lawns. Cattle grazed peacefully at day and fireflies blinked in darkness. The area was served by a friendly little road called Clifty.
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