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Car crashes into BP station; driver injured; big fire ensues

Billowing smoke, blazing inferno, and tense moments as Campbellsville Fire Department brings conflagration under control. Driver, who suffered a medical episode prior to crash, treated at Taylor Regional Hospital - four passengers in vehicle uninjured. Fire draws large numbers of spectators
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By Larry Smith, Operations Manager, The Big Dawg, 99.9 FM

A 20 year old driver, Christopher Kent of Campbellsville, KY, lost control of his 2006 Chevy Cobalt while traveling north on Jackson Street and struck the rear of the BP station at 509 N. Broadway, causing the vehicle and the store to catch fire as well. Campbellsville Police say Kent lost control due to a having a medical episode.



The accident occurred at 2:36pmET, Saturday, November 17, 2012. The Campbellsville Fire Department contained the fire, but major damage was sustained by the structure. The fireman were on the scene for over an hour, and the billowing smoke drew hundreds of spectators and stalled traffic along Broadway during the aftermath. Kent was transported to Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY, for treatment. The four passengers in Kent's vehicle, Marvin Brown, 33; Jordan Reins, 20; Dalton Kent, 20; and Cody Garrett were not injured.

Agencies on the scene were Campbellsville Police Department, Taylor County Sheriff's Office, Campbellsville/Taylor County Emergency Medical Services, and Campbellsville Fire and Rescue. Officer Ryan Jewell of the Campbellsville Police Department was the lead investigating officer. - Larry Smith


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Front view, Campbellsville Broadway BP Station fire



2012-11-17 - 509 Broadway, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith, The WAVE, FM 92.7 radio. Larry Smith, Operations Manager of the Big Dawg, FM 99.9, Campbellsville, KY captured this scene looking northeast on Broadway showing the smoke billowing from the Broadway BP station, next to Famous Recipe. The fire started after a car struck the back side of the building, apparently after the driver suffered what Campbellsville Police described as a medial episode while behind the wheel. He has been taken for treatment. -Larry Smith
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Campbellsville Fire enter burning Broadway BP store



2012-11-18 - 509 Broadway, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith, The WAVE, FM 92.7 radio. Smoke was still heavy from the fire at the 509 Broadway BP Store, when Campbellsville Firefighters entered the front of the store. The fire occurred at 2:36pmET, Saturday, November 17, 2012, after the driver of a vehicle with five occupants crashed into the building from its Jackson Street side. The driver was taken to Taylor Regional Hospital. None of the passengers were injured. Also on the scene were the Campbellsville/Taylor County EMS, the Campbellsville Police Department, and the Taylor County Sheriff's office. - Larry Smith, Operations Manager, The Big Dawg, FM 99.9.
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