According to Pulaski County Sheriff Greg Speck, on July 11, 2019, at 11:13 a.m. Sheriff’s Units
responded to a report of a single vehicle injury accident on South US 27 in the Sloans Valley
area of Pulaski County.

Upon arrival, the subsequent investigation revealed that Larry Meadows, age 73, of Whitley
City, KY, was operating a 2008 Chevrolet Pickup truck northbound on US 27 when his tire blew
out causing him to lose control and collide with an embankment and overturn multiple times.

Mr. Meadows was transported to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital by the Somerset/Pulaski
EMS. A passenger in the vehicle, Leanna Meadows, age 55 of Whitley City was also injured
and transported to LCRH by Somerset/Pulaski EMS. There were also four children in the
vehicle. One child, age 11 was injured and transported from the scene by Somerset/Pulaski
County EMS. The three other children in the vehicle were not injured. There ages are 13, 13
and 7.

Sheriff’s Units were assisted at the scene by the Tateville and Burnside Volunteer Fire
Departments.