Paducah Police said the wreck happened on Jackson Street (Beltline Highway) behind Paducah Tilghman High School They said the preliminary investigation showed 30-year-old Joshua Reilford, of Paducah was driving west on Jackson Street next to the Masonic Lodge. As Reilford approached the intersection with 24th Street, 32-year-old Yavonda Freeman attempted to cross all four lanes of Jackson Street to turn south onto 24th Street, causing the crash.
Reilford and his passenger, 18-year-old Aubrey Anderson, of Paducah were taken to Baptist Health for treatment, as were Freeman and one of her passengers, 46-year-old Lahoma Smith, of Hickman.
Freeman had three other passengers, including a 5-year-old who was not in a booster seat. Police cited her for having no insurance and failing to have the child restrained in a booster seat.
Jackson Street was closed for several hours due to the crash.
