KENTUCKY PRESS NEWS SERVICE
Through Monday, Kentucky has recorded 313 highway fatalities this year, according to the state's Office of Highway Safety. That compares with 338 fatalities through the same period in 2013.
Of the fatal wrecks so far in 2014, there have been 34 fatalities involving commercial vehicles and 35 fatal motorcycle mishaps.
Alcohol was a factor in 21 percent of the state's fatalities through Monday, the Office of Highway Safety said on its website.
Of 2014's fatalities through Monday, 27 have been pedestrians or non-motorists. Of the 35 motorcycle fatalities through the period this year, helmets were not in use in 25 of them.
