Hit-and-run on Interstate 24 near Eddyville injures four, l…

Hit And Run Crittenden Kentucky in Crittenden, Kentucky: Kentucky State Police troopers responded to a hit-and-run injury crash on Interstate 24 near the 50-mile marker on June 27, 2026, in which four people were hurt, including a pregnant woman. A trooper spotted the suspect vehicle, a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz, and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled, exiting I-24 at the 40-mile marker and heading east on US 62 toward Eddyville. Lyon County deputies joined the pursuit on US 62, where the driver ran red lights and nearly collided with another vehicle near Lakeland Funeral Home before steering into a private yard, crossing into a field, and driving into a pond. Richard Rogers, 55, of Nashville, was taken into custody and charged with 17 offenses, including first-degree fleeing and evading, first-degree wanton endangerment, DUI-controlled substance, leaving the scene of an accident with failure to render aid, and operating on a suspended license, and was lodged in the Crittenden County Detention Center.