Two 15-year-olds killed, another teen critically injured in Adair County wreck
Two teens were killed Friday and another is in critical condition due to a traffic accident in Adair County, Kentucky State Police said Saturday.
Police said Macie Drake, 15, and Abbey Gail Curry, 15, both of Columbia, were pronounced dead of injuries sustained when a Can-Am UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) driven by Drake southbound on Sanders Ridge Road at 4:53 p.m. CST Friday failed to stop at the intersection of KY 206 and crossed into the path of an eastbound 2004 Ford F-250 operated by Randell Gabeheart, 52, of Knifley.
The UTV was struck in the passenger side and both vehicles went off the road, police said.
Curry was a passenger in the UTV. A third passenger, 14-year-old Raquel Anyesa, of Columbia, was ejected from the UTV and airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center . Police said Saturday morning she remains in critical condition.
Gabehart was taken to TJ Health in Columbia, treated and released, police said.
Autopsies were scheduled for Saturday.
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This story was originally published October 29, 2016 at 11:18 AM with the headline "Two 15-year-olds killed, another teen critically injured in Adair County wreck."