Driver Airlifted After Two-Vehicle Crash at Highway 80 and Kirksey Road

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
Benton, Kentucky
intersection of Highway 80 and Kirksey Road
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Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash Benton Kentucky in Benton, Kentucky: A two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Highway 80 and Kirksey Road in Calloway County, Kentucky, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Monday morning. Ashley Massengill, 29, of Murray, was traveling northbound on Kirksey Road in a 2015 Subaru Outback, stopped at the stop sign, then entered the intersection and failed to yield to oncoming traffic, crossing into the path of an eastbound 2009 BMW driven by Neely Flowers, 17, of Mayfield. Massengill became trapped in her vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency personnel; she was transported to Murray-Calloway County Hospital and then airlifted to a regional trauma center. Flowers was not injured in the crash. Deputies with the Calloway County Sheriff's Office responded and conducted a preliminary investigation.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Ashley Massengill Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

Driver Airlifted After Two-Vehicle Crash at Highway 80 and Kirksey Road | WCBL

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