A three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 24 has claimed the life of a Grand Rivers man.
According to Kentucky State Police, 56-year-old Rickey W. Walker was killed after colliding head-on with a vehicle that had crossed the median into his lane. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene by the McCracken County Coroner’s Office
That accident occurred around 3:45 p.m.
Police say Walker's 2008 Chevy Malibu, eastbound on I-24, was struck by a 2008 Nissan Altima driven by Richard Toon, 47, of Bardwell, Ky., after Toon's vehicle crossed the median following an initial collision with a dump truck. Apparently, a tire blow-out on the westbound 1992 GMC dump truck driven by Ricky L. Morris, 51, of Benton forced him into the passing lane, colliding with Toon's Altima. Both vehicles crossed the median, but only Toon's vehicle was involved in the head-on.
One of Mr. Toon’s passengers, 10 year-old Taylor Toon, and Morris were taken to Western Baptist Hospital by Mercy Regional Ambulance Service. Toon and his other passenger, 8-year old Garrett Toon, were both transported to Lourdes Hospital. Both children were later air-lifted to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.
