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Whitley Jail work release inmate hit by car on Hwy. 836
Posted On 03 Jul 2012
Officials at the scene of an accident where a Whitley County Jail work release inmate was struck Tuesday afternoon.
A Whitley County Detention Center work release inmate working on a road crew was hit by a car early Tuesday afternoon.
The accident happened about 1:22 p.m. on Highway 836, which is also known as Cripple Creek Road, near the junction of Highway 2985 under the interstate bridge.
The inmate, whose identity hasn’t been released yet, was hit by a green 1999 Chevy Cavalier and suffered right arm, right leg and side pain, according to the Goldbug Volunteer Fire Department.
The impact cracked the windshield of the vehicle.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Mike Witt, who is investigating the crash, said that the inmate’s head also apparently struck the windshield of the vehicle.
Whitley County EMS treated the victim at the scene and transported him to Baptist Regional Medical Center for treatment of apparent non-life threatening injuries.
"Any time you have a vehicle versus a pedestrian, it could be a very bad accident even considering speed not being a factor," Witt said.
"A person versus a car, the car is always going to come out ahead of the situation. He was very lucky to not be in any worse condition than what he is."
Witt said that the driver of the car, William Jones, 32, had just pulled onto Cripple Creek Road from Highway 2985, and had gone maybe 200 feet west when he struck the pedestrian.
"He was a state inmate on work release cleaning along the road. I think they were cleaning kudzu out on this part of the road," Witt noted.
At the scene about an hour after the crash, Witt noted that he hadn’t yet talked with all the witnesses so he was not sure exactly what took place or if there were any contributing factors to the crash.
The only charges that he anticipated filing at the time were some minor traffic citations against Jones, such as no insurance.
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it was not due to negligents , i was there and it infact a accident , the inmate come running off the hill and could not stop , he did not see the car , the car was going slow , the skidmarks where about 10 or 15 feet , anyone who dont beleave that just go look for your self , the proof is on the road , so before people make statements they should know the facts , i allso was in a wreck , i was rideing whith someone when a boy hit us head on it broke my ankle , gave me a concusion , the cop ask if i wanted to make a statment , i said no , because i dont wine , IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WHICH MEANS THEY DID NOT DOIT ON PURPOUSE !!!!!!!!
When or should I are they ever going to do something about the people driving without insuarance. Who is going to pay the imate hospital bills and what he has an injury that
effects him the rest of his life. The state should
not have to pay his bills, even if he was under
pollice supervision. The driver should pay the
damages or spend time in jail. Oct. 11 of 2011
I was sitting waiting to make a left turn. I had turn signals on my brake lights were and are
still working. I was hit in the rear and knockec
about 80 feet the punk that hit me showed the
deputy an insurance card and he was released
when I called his insurance company they took
their time and finally got back to me, his insurance had expired March of 2011. I took him to court at which time he said”he told the
deput that he had no inusrance at the time of
the accident and when we went to court he lied and told the Judge the same that he had no insurance, to my surprise the judge turned him loose. My truck is totaled and I am having some neck and back pain. I have no doubt that I had been the one at fault with no Ins. I would be in jail right now. THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN OUR COURTS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME.