Prayers requested: Driver identified in fatal accident near Glenmary

 

Police have confirmed that one person was killed in a fatal crash this morning on Bardstown Road. It happened just before 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Bardstown Road and Fairmont Road just south of the Gene Snyder Freeway.

Police at the scene say the driver of a silver Ford Focus was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Bardstown Road when it struck a red Dodge Durango and a silver Camaro.

The driver of the Ford Focus died at scene. No word yet on his identity.

Police say one person was in the Durango and they were taken to the hospital. No word yet on their condition. The driver of the Camaro was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Calls to 911 dispatchers indicate the driver of the Focus may have been heading in the wrong for several miles.

Police do not know if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

The southbound lanes of Bardstown Road at Race Road are closed and traffic is being diverted. One way to get around the crash is to take Old Bardstown Road to Thixton Lane back to southbound Bardstown Road.

Police say the road will be closed until at least 10 a.m. while they clear the scene.

Please pray for Saint Francis Xavier Business Manager, Helen Hagan's daughter, Carolyn...

Carolyn was involved in a serious traffic accident yesterday at around 4 PM. The accident occurred on Taylorsville Road just south of the Gene Snyder Freeway. Carolyn is a junior at Sacred Heart Academy. Carolyn has been on a ventilator since arriving at the hospital. The good news is that 2 CT scans indicate that she does not have brain damage. 

I visited Carolyn and Helen at University Hospital this afternoon. Doctors have told Helen that they are going to remove the ventilator this afternon. It appears that Carolyn's guardian angel was with her. Below is a message from Helen's Facebook page. 

From Facebook: "Article about our Carolyn. Thanks so much to all of you for your prayers and thoughtfulness. We have been told Carolyn will come off of the ventilator this afternoon. We are encouraged by the news. It looks as though she doesn't have any brain damage. Please keep the prayers coming."

I have included a link to the article that Helen refers to. Also, here's a link to a Facebook page that Carolyn's friends at Sacred Heart have started for her called "Pray for Carolyn" 

Please keep Carolyn, Helen and the family in your prayers.

Link to article