Paducah Woman Dies in Crash South of Lone Oak

A traffic accident Friday evening in Lone Oak claimed the life of a Paducah woman.

McCracken County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched at 5:41 pm to U.S. Highway 45 where it intersects with Contest Road. Investigation by deputies determined that 68-year-old Julia Pack was driving east on Contest, and attempted to cross the southbound lanes of Highway 45. Her vehicle collided with a car driven by 24-year-old Matthew Rakestraw of Mayfield, who was driving in the right-hand lane of the highway. 

Pack was declared dead at the scene by the McCracken Co. Coroner's office as a result of injuries she sustained in the crash. Her passenger, 63-year-old James Anderson of Paducah, was taken to Lourdes Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Rakestraw was not injured in the accident.

Southbound traffic on Highway 45 was reduced to one-lane traffic for about three hours while the scene was investigated and cleared. Lone Oak Fire Department, Mercy Regional EMS, McCracken County DES and Lent's Towing were all on the scene to assist.