By SHARON DODSON, CJ Staff Writer
A Georgia man was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center after his vehicle struck an earthen embankment on Piney Woods Road Saturday.
Jerry L. Gabe of Ringgold, Ga., was treated at the scene by Somerset Fire/EMS and flown by helicopter by Life Net to the Lexington hospital shortly after he lost control of his 2000 Ford Ranger at 4:49 a.m. Saturday morning.
According to a news release from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, Gabe’s Ranger was traveling north on Piney Woods Road when it left the east side of the roadway, traveled through a fence and struck an earthen embankment. Deputy Steve Molen said the Ranger became airborne as it traveled across Ky. 761 before it came to rest in a field.
Police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash based on evidence gathered at the scene.
A condition report on Gabe was not available at presstime. Nancy Fire Department assisted at the scene.
In a separate accident this holiday weekend, a Somerset man and four people from Waynesburg were injured in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 27 and Ky. 70 Friday.
Carthel Beshears, 80, of Carthel Beshears Road was injured when his pickup was struck by a southbound vehicle on U.S. 27.
According to Deputy Jason Lay, Beshears was operating a 1996 Chevrolet pickup from a business, located on the west side of U.S. 27, and attempted to cross U.S. 27 to enter Ky. 70 east bound.
Beshears’ vehicle entered U.S. 27 and was struck by a 1994 Ford, southbound on U.S. 27, and operated by Brandi Allen, 31, of Waynesburg, a news release stated.
BeShears and a passenger in the Allen vehicle, Danelle Owens, 13, of Waynesburg were treated at the scene by Somerset Fire/EMS and transported to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
Allen and two other passengers, Krista Owens, 11, and Owens, 9, both of Waynesburg, were transported by private carrier to the Somerset hospital.
The accident occurred at 12:30 p.m. 12 miles north of Somerset.
