Kentucky Safety Pulse

Escapee Captures and Pursuits

• 🔥 Christian County Escapees Arrested: Two escaped inmates from Christian County Detention Center, Elijah...

• Bridges: Clark Memorial (2nd Street) closed 9:30am Thu Apr 16 to 3pm Sun Apr 19; Big Four Bridge 10am-midnight Sat Apr 18.
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• Serious collision: Vehicle struck motorcycle around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, sending one to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Major traffic shakeup ahead for Louisville: 5-mile I-65 stretch from Watterson (I-264) to downtown closes June 1-Aug. 1 for bridge...

Routine traffic stops turn dangerous for Lexington police:

• Officer Kevin Van Wert seriously injured Tuesday night at Meijer gas station on Ruccio...

• Child endangerment trigger: Probe began after a 3-year-old nearly died ingesting fentanyl, with a tip linking it to local drug activity.
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Effective western KY response stopped a dangerous flight:

• Carjacking in Crofton by escapees Elijah Boodoosignh and James Stull from Christian County...

Key failures in London PD's Dec. 2024 raid on rural hillside:

• Wrong address: Meant for 489 Vanzant Rd., stormed 511 instead due to mapping/property...

• Lexington hammered: 277 crashes (16 injury, 139 non-injury) in 8.5 hours overnight to 11:30am Tuesday, plus 78 motorist assists and 44 hazards
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Shocking federal indictment targets 53-year-old Gregory Ford, an equine veterinarian, for transporting minors across states for sex.

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Legislative win for child traffic safety:

• New law allows school buses to use cameras recording vehicles passing with stop arm deployed
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• Fatal Altercation: Heather Edens, 52, charged with murder after shooting husband James Edens, 60, during a verbal dispute at their Red Banks Road...

Kentucky Office of Highway Safety compiles daily reports tracking current highway fatality totals and comparing YTD figures to the same period in the past four years. Breakdowns include regions and safety categories; latest as of 2026-04-09.

Manhunt underway after Nelson County inmate Jerry Nation walked off a work program.

Key details:

• Escaped during garbage pickup near Wire Lane...

• Statewide event April 25 (10am-2pm) partners with local law enforcement for the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
• KY has collected...

Eastern KY traffic alert: KY 38 near Holmes Mill fully closes Thursday at 10 a.m. for ~1-hour trestle removal by 4th Gen Fuels.

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Youth violence declining sharply in Louisville: ages 11-17 victimization down 36.6% year-to-date, with just 7 victims vs. 35 in 2021.

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Major traffic disruption on I-24 eastbound near Oak Grove, KY, from two tractor-trailers crashing and spilling paint powder and pet food additive.
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Kentucky classifies e-bikes as bicycles, so riders must obey traffic rules:

• Act as vehicles: Follow signs, signals, lane markings; use bike lanes.
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Lexington police swiftly arrested a suspect on scene after a reported non-life-threatening stabbing near Kentucky Horse Park on Campground Road. Victim hospitalized; effective response at major landmark.