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Four injured on Ky. Rt. 8

Four people were injured Saturday afternoon as a result of a two-vehicle accident on Ky. Rt. 8 in the Carrs area.
According to Lewis County Sheriff's Deputy Joe Paul Gilbert, the incident happened around 3:10 p.m. between a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro, occupied by Brittany Thompson, 18, and a 16-year-old boy, and a Chevrolet S-10 pickup, occupied Micheal Chinn, 19, and a 17-year-old boy.
Gilbert said pickup truck, traveling eastbound, was in the process of passing the Camaro when the driver of the Camaro apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck the truck.
The Camaro then traveled off the north side of the roadway, struck an embankment, flipped several times and came to rest on its top in a nearby field.

Paula Franke/Lewis County Herald

Four people were injured as a result of an accident Saturday afternoon on Kt. Rt. 8 in the Carrs area.

Paula Franke/Lewis County Herald

One victim of an accident Saturday afternoon in the Carrs area was airlifted from the scene to Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia.

After the impact, the operator of the truck lost control. The truck rolled several times before coming to rest on its top on the south side of the road. The impact of the collision separated the truck bed from the cab, Gilbert said. The truck bed came to rest on the north side of the road.

Thompson was removed from the scene by helicopter and transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia. The 17-year-old boy was transported by Portsmouth Ambulance to Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, and was later airlifted to University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.
Chinn and the 16-year-old boy were transported to Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.
Assisting Deputy Gilbert at the scene were Deputy Johnny Bivens, Portsmouth Ambulance and Vanceburg Fire and Rescue.

Stolen motorcycle leads high speed chase

Lewis County Sheriff's Deputy Dwayne Stone was involved in a high speed chase Saturday night with a 1998 Honda CBR900 motorcycle.
The chase began just west of Garrison as Deputy Stone was preparing to pull out of a private driveway.
Stone said he observed the motorcycle traveling west on Ky. Rt. 8. When Stone activated his emergency equipment, the motorcyclist allegedly accelerated and continued west on Rt. 8, eventually making a left hand turn onto Meadowbrook Drive.

Stone said the rider abandoned the motorcycle in a small wooded area and fled on foot. Witnesses in the area were able to lead authorities to where the vehicle had been abandoned, leading to its recovery.

Further investigation revealed that the motorcycle had been reported stolen from Lucasville, Ohio, on March 30.
Stone said the operator of the motorcycle reached speeds in excess of 110 mph during pursuit, passing vehicles and traveling into oncoming traffic.
Stone requests that anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, as further charges are anticipated.
Assisting Stone at the scene were Deputy Johnny Bivens, Vanceburg Police Officer Mark Jordan, Constable Mike Ginn and several residents of Meadowbrook Subdivision.

Man charged with attempted burglary

A Vanceburg man was arrested and charged early Friday after allegedly attempting to break into Vanceburg Food Mart on Fairlane Drive in Vanceburg.
A Vanceburg Police Department spokesman said James "Pete" Kennedy, 47, was charged with criminal mischief and attempted burglary after he allegedly broke a glass side door with a hammer.

A nearby resident alerted authorities who were on their way to the convenience store when the alarm was apparently activated by the attempted break-in. The suspect reportedly fled when the alarm sounded but was apprehended a short distance away.
Vanceburg Police Officer Larry Smith is investigating.

Maysville Army Reserve base on closing list

The Department of Defense has recommended the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Maysville close and relocate operations to a new Armed Forces Reserve Center at Blue Grass Army Depot.
The Maysville center is the headquarters of the 400th Quartermaster Company and provides support for the company, which was mobilized this week for deployment. The center has 18 total employees, 16 military personnel and two civilians.
"It is critical that our local units have all the support they need while they are deployed," said Congressman Geoff Davis. "My staff and I will do everything we can to ensure the viability of the Maysville Army Reserve Center."
There are about 200 soldiers and members of the 400th Quartermaster Company, which is a supply company, stationed at the Blue Grass Army Depot and in Lexington.

The Defense Department recommendations are the first phase of a multi-step process. A nine-member BRAC Commission will review each recommendation and forward its report to President Bush by September 5. The President's only options are to accept or reject the report as a whole. The report then goes to Congress, which has 45 days to accept or reject the report as a whole.
If fully implemented, 33 major bases would close and 29 major bases would be realigned, generating estimated savings to the Defense Department of nearly $50 billion over the next two decades.
There have been four previous BRAC rounds: 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1995. In all, there have been 97 major base closings, 55 major realignments and 235 minor actions for a net savings of $18 billion through fiscal year 2001 and an annual recurring savings of $7 billion beyond fiscal 2001.

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