A three-vehicle crash around 10:45 am Sunday at the traffic
light on Main St. in Russell Springs slowed traffic for a short time, according
to Russell Springs Police Chief Joseph M. Irvin. A 2012 GMC Terrain being
driven by Katie Q. Robertson, of Jamestown, ran a red light and struck a
northbound 2014 Nissan Rogue that was being driven by Judith Overby, of Russell
Springs, police said. The impact sent the Overby vehicle into a 2011 Toyota
Sienna being driven by Kirsten Lawless, of Jamestown, that was stopped at the
stoplight opposite of the Robertson vehicle. Both the Robertson and Overby
vehicles had three occupants while the Lawless vehicle had four people on
board. There were no reports of injuries despite initially being reported as an
injury crash, however a street sign was damaged and the Robertson vehicle
caught fire in the engine compartment as a result of the collision and had to
be extinguished by the Russell Springs Fire Department. The Russell County EMS
also responded and the crash was investigated by Officer Jeremie West with the
Russell Springs Police Department.
