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Car Runs Red Light and Kills 1 Woman While Injuring Others

May 16, 2011 - Louisville, Kentucky - According to the Courier Journal, a car that ran a red light killed 1 woman and injured others.

The fatal car crash happened on Thursday, May 12, near Iroquois Park. The unidentified driver of a Toyota Matrix was traveling south on Southern Parkway when it ran a red light and struck the driver of a Sebring, along with another car going northbound, a Dodge Stratus.

Diane Wilson, 51, was the driver of the Sebring, who suffered multiple injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the tragic car crash.

There was a passenger in Wilson's car who suffered injuries, along with 3 others from the Toyota Matrix and the driver of the Dodge Stratus. The names of these victims and the details surrounding the extent of their injuries have not been released.

If you have been seriously injured or a loved one has been tragically killed in a car crash, you should consult with a Kentucky personal injury attorney today.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2009 Kentucky Crash Statistics, there were 791 fatalities as a result of traffic accidents in Kentucky.

As a service to our readers, we will occasionally publish blogs about serious or fatal traffic accidents in our region. We do this to raise awareness of the types of conditions and factors that commonly lead to severe injuries or death as a result of Kentucky vehicle accidents.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to: 

• single-car accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by distracted drivers or aggressive driving. 

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