Pair of injury crashes in Murray send three to hospital

A pair of injury crashes in Murray this week sent three to the hospital for treatment. 

On Tuesday, a crash occurred at the intersection of Poplar and 7th Streets. Police said 21-year-old Graham Lyell of Murray stated that he was driving on Poplar when a vehicle driven by 53-year-old Christy Watkins of Grand Rivers attempted to cross on 7th. Lyell's vehicle struck the Watkins vehicle and then a fire hydrant. Both drivers were taken to Murray-Calloway Hospital.

On Wednesday, a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Taylor Bohannon of Calvert City pulled out of the Kroger parking lot on 12th Street. Bohannon told police she did not see an approaching semi and collided with it as she merged. The driver of the semi, 57-year-old Michael Pinkston of Telephone, Texas was not injured. Bohannon was taken to the hospital for treatment.