Saturday, September 6, 2008 -- One person was killed, another seriously injured in a boat wreck that occured only a few minutes after the first group of "go fast" boats departed State Dock this morning to start the annual "Poker Run on Lake Cumberland." WJRS News first reported this tragic event during our 12:05 p.m. Local Newscast. Russell County Coroner Larry Skaggs has confirmed that the boat's driver died from his injuries. The victim is identified as Kevin Sellers, age 47, of Indianapolis, IN. The passenger, Richard Craig Stump, of Greenwood, IN. is undergoing treatment at the Russell County Hospital. Law enforcement officers with the Ky. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife are still investigating the fatal boat crash which occured around 10:45 a.m. near "Difficulty Creek." According to one officer, the boat was traveling at approximately 130 m.p.h. when it went out of control and "barrel rolled." Both men were pulled from the water by spectators and were then tranported by a private boat and a F & W Patrol Boat to the Jamestown Marina where they were met by two Russell County EMS units and then taken to the Russell County Hospital. The picture above shows the first group of boats making the turn, heading toward "Difficulty Creek" less than two minutes after they departed from State Dock to officially start the "Poker Run." Coroner Skaggs says an autopsy will be performed on Sellers' body at the State Medical Examiner's office in Frankfort on Sunday.
** Latest information is that the "Poker Run" has been cancelled as a result of the fatal boat wreck. The cards are being drawn at State Dock for registered participants with all other events at the dock still taking place as scheduled
http://lakercountry.com/newspage.php?su ... m=&ucat=2&This is the boat that went down
http://www.bullockmarine.com/boat_listi ... index.htmlHere are a couple pictures
