Marshall County pair killed in I-24 motorcycle crash

Two Marshall County residents were killed in a motorcycle crash along I-24 in McCracken County that blocked traffic for hours on Saturday.

Paducah Police said the single-vehicle incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Witnesses told investigators that a motorcycle was seen traveling at a high rate of speed on the eastbound side of the interstate near the 6.4-mile marker when it ran off the left side of the road and struck the cable barrier. Reportedly, no other vehicles were involved.

The two people on the motorcycle were identified as 40-year-old Brian Bledsoe of Benton and 41-year-old Amanda R. Stokes of Calvert City. Both perished in the crash. 

The interstate was shut down for several hours while police worked the scene. The Collision Reconstruction Unit of Paducah Police is still investigating. 


ORIGINAL STORY
Paducah Police investigated a crash on I-24 Saturday that snarled traffic for hours.

Officers shut the interstate down at exit 7 for a multi-vehicle crash with what were initially described as serious injuries. Sources indicated to West Kentucky Star that a motorcycle was one of the vehicles involved. Paducah Police sent out the collision reconstruction unit to investigate the crash. Traffic was diverted for several hours onto Jack Paxton Drive before rejoining I-24 from Lone Oak Road. The road reopened at about 7 p.m. Saturday. 

An update on the investigation is expected early this week.


Photo courtesy of McCracken County Emergency Management