According to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department, when deputies arrived on the scene, they found that 36-year-old Autumn Boyd, of Calvert City, had struck a vehicle driven by 60-year-old Wanda Walls, of Dawson Springs, in the rear. This was because traffic had come to a standstill due to an uninvolved motorist, and Boyd was not able to stop in time.
Walls' vehicle was pushed into two additional vehicles, one driven by 69-year-old Garry Hall, of West Paducah, and one driven by 62-year-old Allen Melvin, of West Frankfort, IL. Melvin was accompanied by a passenger, 54-year-old Rex Slane, also of West Frankfort.
All occupants, except Hall, were transported to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries.
