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Shelby County Accident Near Louisville Kills Woman

An accident outside of Louisville involving two vehicles leaves a young woman dead and three others injured. The incident took place at approximately 10:15 PM on Monday evening, November 30, 2009 on the U.S. 60 in Shelby County.

According to Detective Jason Rice with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred when a driver of a Subaru pulled out of the Speedway station and into the path of a Chevrolet pickup truck. The crash happened in the 1500 block of Midland Trail.

According to reports, the truck was unable to avoid the Subaru and slammed into the driver’s side of the vehicle, killing the driver, Ashley Ford, 20, of Shelbyville.

The driver of the pickup truck was treated at the scene by EMS. However, the driver declined to be transported to a nearby hospital.

There were three other passengers traveling in Ford’s Subaru. All three unidentified victims sustained injuries as a result of the crash. Rescue workers transported one victim by air to University Hospital in Louisville. The other two victims were transported to a Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville. Their injuries were described as non-life threatening.

The accident is still under investigation by local authorities. According to Rice, speed and alcohol do not appear to be contributing factors in the two-vehicle accident.

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