Two local Kentucky State Police detectives were involved in a Monday morning collision with a motorcycle on the Western Kentucky Parkway.
Det. Matt Foster of Marion, a passenger in the car, was not injured when a motorcyclist lost control and clipped the rear of the car in which Foster was riding. The driver of the car, Det. William Braden, 32, of Clay also avoided injury, but the motorcyclist, Jerry W. Rolley, Jr., of Greenville was flown from the scene to St. Mary's Health Systems in Evansville for treatment.
Rolley was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Both Foster, 29, and Braden were wearing their seatbelts.
The accident, according to state police, was the fault of a third party making an illegal U-turn on the parkway. Authorities report Rolley was eastbound traveling behind Braden's 2005 Chrysler 300 on his 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Suddenly, several vehicles in front of Braden came to an abrupt stop due to the vehicle making a u-turn. Braden stopped in time to avoid collision, but Rolley was unable to do so and struck Braden's car, losing control of his bike and being thrown from it.
The accident occurred around 9:15 a.m., near the 38-mile marker on the parkway in Hopkins County. Sgt. Matt Jordan is investigating the incident.
