Three dead following Bluegrass Parkway accident

A multi-vehicle accident on the Bluegrass Parkway resulted in multiple fatalities.

“At approximately 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, deputies were dispatched to the 6 mile marker of the Bluegrass Parkway Westbound in regards to a motor vehicle accident with possible entrapment,” said Hardin County Sheriff John Ward.

The sheriff’s office’s investigation of the accident indicates four vehicles were involved.

“The Unit One vehicle struck Unit Two in the eastbound lanes of travel, lost control of the vehicle, exited the roadway, crossed the median, went airborne, and ultimately struck Unit Three head on in the westbound lanes of travel,” Ward said. “Unit Three then struck Unit Four in the front passenger side.”

The driver of Unit One, 30-year-old Shirley Fuqua of Elizabethtown, was pronounced dead at the scene, as were the driver and passenger of Unit Three, 58-year-old Leslie Parson and 55-year-old William Parson, both of Bowling Green. The drivers of Unit Two and Unit Four were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office Reconstruction Unit’s investigation of the crash is ongoing. The Bluegrass Parkway was closed at the scene of the accident for more than three hours.