Mayfield, KY (September 18, 2018) – The Kentucky State Police Post 1 received a call from the Mayfield Police Department asking KSP to work an injury collision at approximately 6:36 p.m. on September 17, 2018.
Preliminary investigation shows a 9 year old juvenile traveling north on 13th Street on a bicycle and failed to yield the right of way to traffic traveling west on Housman Street. David J. Cotton, 25 of Clinton, KY., was traveling west on Houseman Street, operating a 1994 Ford Ranger pick-up truck. Due to the time of day and direction of travel, Cotton did not see the juvenile entering his path due to sun-glare. The juvenile, not wearing a helmet, collided with the pick-up truck and sustained severe injuries. A Mayfield-Graves County Ambulance was traveling on Housman Street and was able to immediately stop and render first aid to the juvenile. The juvenile was transported to Baptist Health Paducah and later airlifted to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where she remains in critical condition.
KSP Collision Re-Constructionist Sergeant Eric Fields is continuing the investigation. KSP was assisted on the scene by the Mayfield-Graves EMS, and the Mayfield Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kentucky State Police Post 1 at 270-856-3721 or anonymously at 1-800-222-5555. Citizens may also report tips anonymously through the KSP app. The app is available for iPhone, iPad and Android applications and can be easily downloaded free of charge through Apple and Google Play stores.