A scooter operator was killed Friday after colliding with a van at Fairfax Drive and Jefferson Street. According to the Owensboro Police Department, officers responded the intersection around 1:25pm. Preliminary reports indicate that a scooter traveling northbound on Jefferson Street did not appear to have stopped for the stop sign at Longfellow Drive and struck a van. The van was west bound on Longfellow Drive at the time of the collision. The male operator of the scooter was transported to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There were no injuries reported by occupants of the van. Members of the Owensboro Police Department Accident Reconstruction Unit were also called to the scene where investigation into the collision continues.
Unit 1
1994 Yamaha Scooter
James R. Jones
10/03/1978
1114 Brockley Way
Bowling Green, Ky.
(Deceased)
Unit 2
2004 Mercury Monterey
Julio A. Lopez-Corangues
8/02/1981
700 Time Drive
Owensboro, Ky.