FATAL: One dead, two injured in wreck on Interstate Drive

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The Bowling Green Police Department responded to a wreck at the intersection of Interstate Drive and Corvette Drive on Saturday, May 6.

It was a two-vehicle collision that resulted in one death and two injuries.

According to the Warren County Coroner, Sandra Cardwell, 60, of Bowling Green, was pronounced dead at the scene. Charles Cardwell was the passenger in the vehicle that was struck but refused medical attention. He was escorted by BGPD back to his home.

The two people injured were juveniles and were transported to Medical Center Health Emergency Room by EMS to be treated for their injuries. One of the juveniles was found to have a broken left clavicle, but was treated and released from the Emergency Room. The other juvenile was transported to Vanderbilt Hospital for treatment of possible internal injuries.

Sandra Cardwell, Charles Cardwell and the two juveniles were all in the same vehicle.

The occupants in the other vehicle reported no injuries. Authorities said the cause of the collision was distracted driving by a juvenile driver. Two of the occupants in the vehicle were juveniles. The identity has not been revealed of the third passenger.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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