Mayfield, Ky.–One person was transported to the hospital following a collision with a Graves County school bus Tuesday morning. None of the students, nor the bus driver, were injured in the accident.
Graves County Sheriff Sgt. David Warner and Deputy John Cavin were dispatched to a two-vehicle injury on collision on KY 440, about 3 miles south of Lowes around 7:30 a.m. The collision, involving a passenger car and a school bus with students on board, occurred at the intersection of KY 440 and KY 408.
According to the press release, the investigation showed that Danny D. Beyer, age 56 of Boaz, was westbound on KY 408 West in a 2012 Toyota Camry. Beyer stopped for the posted stop sign but then pulled into the path of a Graves County School bus which was southbound on KY 440.
The bus driver, Savannah F. Frizzell, age 33 of Boaz, was unable to avoid Beyer. The front driver’s side of the school bus collided with the front passenger side of Beyer’s Vehicle.
Beyer was transported to Baptist Hospital – Paducah for treatment of possible injuries. Neither Frizzell, nor any of the 19 students on the school bus, complained of any injuries. Both Frizzell and Beyer were wearing their seat belts. First responders were on scene for just over an hour while the two vehicles were removed and the roadway cleared.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Mayfield / Graves County EMS, the Lowes Fire Department, the Melber Fire Department, Graves County Emergency Management and Graves County Schools Resource Officers.