Colten Blankenship, 21, Alexander McLean, 18, and Daniel Guasp, 22, were killed in a collision with a wrong-way driver on Interstate 69 in Graves County, Kentucky

Modified Date: 
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 8:56am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, March 2, 2024

I-69 car crash results in 3 dead and 1 in critical condition(link is external)

According to the Graves County Sheriff’s Office, they determined that Shirley Ballard, 68, of Mayfield, was operating a Chevrolet Trax when she mistakenly ramped onto the southbound lanes of I-69 from US 45, traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. Ballard’s northbound vehicle collided with a Toyota Corolla, traveling southbound between the Hopewell Road overpass and KY 131.

Fatal collision on Interstate 69 in Graves County(link is external)

Ballard was operating a Chevrolet Trax. In the area of Interstate 69 between the Hopewell Road overpass and KY 131, Ballard’s vehicle collided with a Toyota Corolla that was traveling southbound and was operated by Colten Blankenship, 21 of Vienna, IL.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Colten Blankenship
Alexander McLean
Daniel Guasp
Shirley Ballard
Roadway: 
Interstate 69