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Graves County Man Injured When ATV Overturns

Graves County Man Injured When ATV Overturns
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Sep. 24, 2016 | MAYFIELD, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Sep. 24, 2016 | 11:26 PM | MAYFIELD, KY
A Graves County man has been hospitalized after an ATV accident Saturday night.

The Graves County Sheriff Department reports that just after 7 pm, deputies responded to the intersection of Ballard Road and New Dublin Road near Mayfield for an ATV rollover accident. They say 41-year-old Richard W. Ballard of Wingo was operating an ATV on New Dublin Road and attempted to make a right turn onto Ballard Road when he lost control of the ATV, and it overturned onto him. 

Mayfield/Graves County EMS responded to the scene and took Ballard to the Air Evac helipad at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. Ballard was then flown to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana for what the Sheriff's Department says are severe injuries to his head and chest areas. 

Deputies say alcohol may have contributed to the accident.
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