2019 — Jan 6, drunk driver going wrong way, I-75, hits MI family car, Lexington, KY– 6

–6  WKYT. “Coroner: Driver in fatal I-75 crash nearly 4 times the legal…limit.” 1-16-2019.

–6  WKYT. “Michigan family of 5, Georgetown man identified…Interstate 75 crash.” 1-6-2019.

 

Narrative Information

 

Jan 6: “Lexington, Ky. (WKYT) — The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the six killed in a wreck on Interstate 75 in Lexington. The crash killed a family of five from Northville, Michigan, and 41-year-old Joey Lee Bailey of Georgetown. The family members killed in the crash were 42-year-old Issam Abbas, 38-year-old Rima Abbas, 14-year-old Ali Abbas, 13-year-old Isabella Abbas and 7-year-old Giselle Abbas.

 

“The Abbas family was travelling home from a Florida vacation. The coroner’s office believes Bailey was under the influence.

 

“Lexington police say they received a report of a white pickup truck driving in the wrong direction on northbound I-75 just before 2:30 a.m. Shortly thereafter, a collision was reported around the 106 mile marker. When investigators got to the scene they discovered that the pickup truck driven by Bailey had hit the family’s SUV head-on, causing the SUV to burst into flames.” (WKYT, Lexington. “Michigan family of 5, Georgetown man identified in deadly Interstate 75 crash.” 1-6-2019.)

 

Jan 16: “Lexington, Ky. (WKYT) – The Fayette County coroner’s office says the driver who caused a crash on Interstate 75 that killed a Michigan family of five had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.306%, nearly four times the legal drinking limit. In Kentucky, it is illegal to drive if your BAC is 0.08% or higher….” (WKYT. “Coroner: Driver in fatal I-75 crash nearly 4 times the legal drinking limit.” 1-16-2019.)

 

Sources

 

Gainesville Sun, FL. “Truck driver in fatal I-75 crash had history of traffic tickets.” 1-7-2019. Accessed 1-7-2019 at: https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190107/truck-driver-in-fatal-i-75-crash-had-history-of-traffic-tickets

 

WKYT. “Coroner: Driver in fatal I-75 crash nearly 4 times the legal drinking limit.” 1-16-2019. Accessed 1-16-2019 at: https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Coroner-Driver-in-fatal-I-75-crash-nearly-4-times-the-legal-drinking-limit-504423671.html

 

WKYT, Lexington. “Michigan family of 5, Georgetown man identified in deadly Interstate 75 crash.” 1-6-2019. Accessed 1-7-2019 at: https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Collision-fire-shut-down-I-75-northbound-503966781.html