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Rider taken to hospital after US 127 sedan/Yamaha collision

Motorcyclist thrown from Yamaha after sedan exiting Bread of Life Cafe' parking lot pulls into path. Cycle travels several yards on its on, crossing Southbound US 127 without incident, coming to rest on grassy embankment above Morgan Farms. Rider transported to Ephraim McDowell for treatment of possible injuries. Occupants of car uninjured. Motorcycle, still running when removed from grassy shouler, apparently has only cosmetic damage.
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By Ed Waggener

Casey County Deputy Sheriff Jamie Walters investigated a collision between a Yamaha Motorcycle and a 2006 Buick LaCrosse sedan at around 2pmET, Saturday, May 7,2016, approximately five miles south of Liberty, KY.



The cyclist, Jeffrey Lawhorn (6/7/93) of Liberty, KY, who was wearing a helmet, was transported from the scene to Ephraim McDowell Medical Center in Danville, KY, for treatment of possible injuries.

The occupants of the Buick LaCrosse, driver Herman Holmes (8/22/28), London, KY, and and a female passenger, were not injured and the Buick sustained only a few scratches, according to Deputy Walters. Both Holmes and his passenger were wearing seatbelts.

Deputy Walters said that according to an eye witness traveling northbound immediately behind the motorcyclist, the Buick pulled from the parking lot and was making a left turn - south - from the Bread of Life Cafe' into the path of the motorcycle when the impact occurred.

The cyclist was riding in the northbound lane and was apparently separated from the cycle and landed partially on the roadway an estimated 40-50 feet north of the restaurant entrance.

The cycle continued in a northbound direction, crossing the southbound lane, then along a grassy embankment coming to rest on its right side. The motor was still running when two young men found it and rolled it back to the Bread of Life Cafe parking lot. According to Deputy Walters, the motorcycle appeared to have only minor cosmetic damage.

Traffic on US 127 was halted while responders cleared the accident scene.

In addition to the Casey County Sheriff's Office, units of the Liberty Police Department, the Casey County EMS, and volunteers from at least two area fire departments responded.


This story was posted on 2016-05-07 15:30:44
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Buick vs. motorcycle collision



2016-05-07 - 5369 U.S. 127, Liberty, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
Several minutes after this photo was taken a collision occurred between a 2006 Buick LaCrosse, exiting the restaurant's north drive, and a Yamaha motorcycle travelling northbound on U.S. 27.

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Traffic stopped in both directions on U.S. 127



2016-05-07 - U.S. 127, five miles south of Liberty, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
Traffic was backed in a long queue south of the scene of a car/motorcycle collision on U.S. 127 about five miles south of Liberty, KY, as first responders from the Casey County EMS, the Casey County Sheriff's office, the Liberty Police Department, and local area fire departments, were busy caring for an injured cyclist and investigating the accident, which occurred Saturday afternoon, May 7, 2016. The cyclist was transported to Ephraim McDowell for treatment. Deputy Sheriff Jamie Walters of the Casey County Sheriff's Department investigated the collision.

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Flattened grass on grassy bank where riderless motorcycle stopped



2016-05-07 - U.S. 127, five miles south of Liberty, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
The Yamaha Cycle involved in a collision on U.S. 127 five miles south of Liberty, KY, Saturday afternoon, continued traveling northbound, crossing the southbound lane, riderless and with engine still running, at a point marked by the flattened grass in the bottom center of the photo. The Bread of Life Cafe' on the left, and farm structures on Morgan Farms on the right, give a perspective of the distance. The motorcycle was recovered and rolled back to the cafe parking lot, having sustained only apparently minor damage.

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Motorcycle following tenth of mile riderless travel



2016-05-08 - U.S. 127, five miles south of Liberty, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
Friends of Jeffrey Lawhorn rolled his blue Yamaha motorcycle to the Bread of Life Cafe' parking lot after the owner was thrown from the cycle and it continued northward for approximately one-tenth of a mile before coming to a rest on the grassy bank on the opposite side of the road. Casey County Deputy Sheriff Jamie Walters, who investigated the collision of the motorcycle with a 2006 Buick LaCrosse sedan, said that it appeared the motorcycle had sustained only cosmetic damage. Photo Sat 7 May 2016. - LW

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