A Cadiz man died after being involved in a collision with another Cadiz man on Ky 274 near Calvary Baptist Church at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4. George Dunn, 57, was driving north on Ky 274 in his Chevrolet pickup truck, and Codie Atwell, 19, was driving south in Nissan Pathfinder on the same road, said a report by Trooper Richard Wright of the Kentucky State Police, Post 1.

The two vehicles met on a curve in the road just north of Calvary Baptist Church, where they collided near the centerline, said Wright. Neither driver was wearing their seatbelt, the report stated.

Rescue workers used two sets of the Jaws of Life to extricate Dunn and Atwell from their vehicles, but had to wait for gasoline for one of the sets, said Randy Wade of the Trigg County Rescue Squad.

Having to wait for gasoline, combined with one rescue truck that wouldn’t start, cost workers some time, although Wade couldn’t say exactly how much time was lost. The Jaws of Life generally take “a matter of minutes” to free a person from a vehicle, Wade added.

“I won’t lie, we had some equipment failure,” Wade told The Cadiz Record.

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