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Radcliff Police Department investigating fatal collision on Joe Prather Highway

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Accident reconstructionists are still investigating a fatal collision that occurred on the Joe Prather Highway Tuesday morning.

According to the Radcliff Police Department, officers responded at around 7 a.m. to Joe Prather Highway in the area between Education Drive and Logsdon Parkway.

Police believe at this time that a vehicle was traveling on Joe Prather Highway in the direction of Logsdon Parkway when an individual on a type of motorized scooter pulled out onto the travel portion of the roadway. The vehicle struck the individual, who died as a result of the collision.

The investigation by the RPD and the Hardin County Coroner’s Office is ongoing.

Funeral services for Leitchfield man killed during WWII Thursday

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A Leitchfield native killed in action during World War II will be laid to rest Thursday.

According to the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Private First Class Charles W. Wells was reported killed in action following the siege of Myitkyina, Burma, on June 30, 1944. Wells was an infantryman who served with Company G, Second Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit, also referred to as Task Force Galahad or Merrill’s Marauders.

Wells’s remains could not be immediately identified, but his remains were accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in May of this year following laboratory analysis.

Visitation for PFC Charles Wells will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Chism Family Funeral Home. Wells will be laid to rest in a graveside service with military honors at 11 a.m. in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central.

Elizabethtown City Council discusses Flock Camera System, upcoming projects

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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday afternoon.

Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson gave the council an update on the EPD. Thompson discussed the success of the city’s Flock Camera System, which captures vehicle and plate data from automobiles in order to assist police work.

“Of all the years I’ve been doing it, I can’t think of a better piece of technology, a more game-changing piece of technology, than what Flock has done for law enforcement,” Thompson said. “I think many of you have heard me say before that it gives us actionable intelligence in real time on what’s going on in our city when it comes to criminal behavior.”

Thompson said the department has had various success stories, from locating a stolen vehicle on the first day the cameras went up to recovering a child that was in a stolen vehicle within an hour, and said the department plans to ask for the installation of six more cameras. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said at a time where the department faces hiring challenges the cameras have proven extra valuable.

“Technology is never going to take the place of manpower when it comes to police work, but what Flock has allowed these guys and gals to do is it’s made their job a lot easier, where they don’t have to put so much man power into a certain job in a lot cases because they’ve had those tools to lead them to who they needed to get to,” Gregory said.

In other meeting news, the city recognized the winners of the Christmas in the Park Poster Contest: 

  • G. C. Burkhead Elementary School kindergartener Maggie Coale 
  • St. James School first grader Kenley Overstreet
  • G. C. Burkhead Elementary School second grader Taylor Garrett
  • Morningside Elementary School third grader Alenea Stutz
  • Morningside Elementary School fourth grader Melody Witten 
  • Helmwood Heights fifth grader Adair Worth.

Pictures of the winning posters and the artists behind them can be found on the City of Elizabethtown Government Facebook page.

City Administrator Ed Poppe gave an update on several city projects. Poppe said bids are expected to come in soon on the sewer project on the west side of town, one of the segments of the Buffalo Lake Trail project, and new scales for the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Poppe also said the city plans to have public input meetings after the first of the year for the community-wide streets system study being paid for by the Safe Streets For All grant the city received. Poppe said traffic work will be based on data, but the city has some areas in mind.

“We have specifically talked about, because we’ve got growth on the north end and addressing some of those projects, that we may look and target some south end projects with some of this funding,” Poppe said.

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet for a regular meeting on November 20.

Radcliff City Council approves golf cart ordinance, updated policies for RPD

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The Radcliff City Council met for a called meeting Monday evening.

The council approved an ordinance authorizing the use of golf carts on permitted streets within the city.

The ordinance states that all public streets owned and maintained by the city with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less may be used for the operation of golf carts except for Wilson Road (north or south), Shelton Road, Hill Street, Elm Road, Blackjack Road, and East Lincoln Trail Boulevard. Golf carts must have proper signage and permits, and operators must obey regular traffic laws and be licensed drivers. 

Council Member Toshie Murrell recognized the residents that brought the matter before the council.

“I’d like to thank Mr. Bennett and Mr. Hopwood for presenting what they say as a need in our community to have this public safety ordinance as it pertains to golf carts,” Murrell said.

The council also approved policies and procedures for the Radcliff Police Department which included the introduction of policies detailing the permitted uses of the city’s upcoming Flock Camera System and the drone purchased for the department with the assistance of Kentucky Farm Bureau, along with an update to the policy concenring Sexual Assault Evidence Kits introduced in 2016. Council member Jerry Brown said the policies ensure the new equipment is used properly.

“We’re looking at the safety of our residents,” Brown said. “We’re trying to protect our residents to make sure they get the best care that they possibly can, but also to ensure their privacy and their legal rights.”

Brown noted a warrant is necessary for the drone to be flown over residential property without specific probable cause, and Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross said the policy specifically details how information obtained from the Flock cameras can be used.

The council recognized veterans Louis Simpson and Levi Roberts, who both passed away earlier this year. The council also recognized the KF Longhorns on their championship season as well as Carlos Echeverria who received a silver medal representing Team USA at the World Kickboxing and Karate Union World Championships.

The Radcliff City Council will next meet for a work session on December 11.