Prestonsburg Woman Charged with DUI, 1st-Degree Assault After Pedestrian Struck on KY 1428

Prestonsburg woman charged with DUI, 1st-degree assault after pedestrian struck on KY 1428

A pedestrian was flown to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck them on Kentucky 1428 in Prestonsburg.An arrest citation detailed that 55-year-old Julia Vanderpool was arrested May 30, after Kentucky State Police Post 9 responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision on KY 1428 in the Prestonsburg community of Floyd County.When troopers arrived, the pedestrian was being airlifted to a nearby hospital for life-th…

Driver charged with DUI, assault for crash that left pedestrian with life-threatening injuries - Mountain Top Media

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A driver who seriously injured a teenage pedestrian when she hit him with her car over the weekend has been charged with DUI and assault. Julia Vanderpool, 55, of Prestonsburg, was arrested following the crash, which happened around noon on Saturday. According to police, Vanderpool was driving along Route 1428, between Prestonsburg and Allen, when she struck Landon Samons, a senior at Floyd Central High School.Samons was airli