Calvert City woman injured in two-vehicle crash

A two-vehicle crash near the McCracken/Marshall County line sent two people to the hospital.

According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, the accident happened shortly before 3:00 pm Friday in the 7000 block of Kentucky Dam Road just east of the Hwy 62/68 intersection.

Deputies say 79-year-old Shirley Smith of Calvert City came into contact with pooling water on the roadway, causing her to strike the vehicle of 32-year-old Ryan Green.

Both vehicles left the roadway, with Green’s vehicle coming to rest on the shoulder and Smith’s vehicle ending up in a grassy area.

Green and Smith were transported to local hospitals for treatment of their injuries.

Green’s daughter was in her safety seat and uninjured.