Three-vehicle crash in McCracken County sends two to hospitals

A three-vehicle crash in western McCracken County Friday night sent two people to local hospitals.

According to the McCracken County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the crash on Blandville Road near Fisher Road at 9:35 pm.

Their investigation found that a vehicle driven by 56-year-old Sonya Hawes of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was eastbound on Blandville Road, while 34-year-old Edward Shelby, of Calvert City, was operating a westbound tow truck. The two vehicles collided head on, just west of the Fisher Road intersection.

After the initial crash, a westbound vehicle driven by 18-year-old London Walker, of Bardwell, collided head-on with Hawes vehicle.

Hawes and Walker were taken to local hospitals for treatment of injuries.