Woman killed in motorcycle accident

GARRETT – A Lackey woman was killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident on Route 80 at Garrett.

According to police, Amber N. Hall, 24, was traveling west in Garrett just after 9 p.m. when she lost control of the motorcycle and ran off the road. Hall reportedly struck the side of the guardrail and was ejected from the motorcycle.

Hall was transported to St. Joseph of Martin and was pronounced dead by Dr. Ben Browning in the emergency room.

The accident is under investigation by Kentucky State Police Trooper Brad Austin, who was assisted on scene by Trooper Isaac Whitaker, Sgt. Ronald Peppi, Transtar Ambulance Service, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department and the Garrett Fire Department.