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Jimmy Gills, 63, injured after medical episode forced him to lose control of 18-wheeler, leave the road, and strike an embankment on KY-94 near Mayfield, Kentucky

Modified Date: 
Tue, 07/21/2015 - 4:19pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Truck driver hospitalized after single-vehicle wreck

​The Graves County Sheriff's Office says the driver of a tractor-trailer was taken to a local hospital after an incident that caused his vehicle to leave the roadway on Kentucky 94 Tuesday.  Deputies responded to the report of an injury wreck at 1:40 p.m. The sheriff's office says 63-year-old Jimmy Gills, of Sedalia, was driving a semi owned by Clark Farm of Lynnville east on KY 94 when he had a medical emergency and lost consciousness. 
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Accident Type - Commercial Truck Accident, Medical, Road Departure
People Involved: 
Jimmy Gills
Roadway: 
KY-94
City: 
Mayfield, KY
County: 
Graves County, KY
Area: 
Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO-Harrisburg, IL

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