Two injured in Madisonville Road collision, one flown to Skyline

Two people were injured, with one flown to Nashville, following a two-vehicle crash at an intersection of Pleasant Grove Road and Madisonville Road.

According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of a crash where one of the vehicles had flipped multiple times around 6 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Investigation determined that a vehicle driven by Hayden Stites of Lafayette had been eastbound on Pleasant Grove when he reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Pleasant Grove and Madisonville Road.

His vehicle collided with a vehicle operated by Karen Franco of Hopkinsville, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway and Franco’s vehicle to flip an unknown amount times before coming a stop upside down.

Franco was transported to Skyline Medical Center via helicopter for treatment of injuries, while Stites was transported to Jennie Stuart Medical Center.