Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....ALDRIDGE, Roderick Matthew January 31, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com May 7, 2019, 4:27 pm Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., Wednesday, February 4, 2004 OBITUARY Page 1 THREE BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS KILLED IN ACCIDENT ON DIXIE HIGHWAY-- KOSMOSDALE -- A three-vehicle accident on Dixie Highway early Saturday morning claimed the lives of three Breckinridge County High School students, and injured two other individuals, one of whom was also a resident of Breckinridge County. Louisville Metro Police were dispatched to an accident around 6:30 a.m. ET just north of the intersection of Dixie Highway and KY 44 near the Hardin County line. According to Alicia SMILEY, public information officer with Louisville Metro Police, a Dodge Neon driven by Christopher PHILLIPS, 17, was southbound on Dixie Highway when the car hit a patch of ice. The Dodge crossed the median and collided head-on with a northbound Ford car driven by Jerry Allen HARVEY, 28, whose address was unavailable. The Dodge was then struck by a northbound pickup truck, causing the car to catch fire. Two passengers in the back seat of the Dodge--Jessica DOWELL, 18, and Christopher KIPER, 18, both of Hardinsburg were pronounced dead at the scene by Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Rita Taylor. A third passenger, Matthew ALDRIDGE, 18, of Garfield, was ejected from the front passenger's seat. ALDRIDGE was transported to University Hospital, where he died of multiple blunt-force injuries. According to Taylor, the three teens all died of multiple blunt-force injuries. Smiley said the four friends were returning home from a teen dance club on Bardstown Road. She told "The Herald-News" Tuesday morning that investigators were confident neither alcohol nor drugs contributd to the accident. Both ALDRIDGE and DOWELL were seniors at BCHS, and KIPER was a junior. PHILLIPS was reportedly a former student. Page 5 Roderick Matthew ALDRIDGE, age 18, of Garfield in Breckinridge County, died on Saturday, January 31, 2004 in Louisville, Ky (Jefferson County). He was born on October 10, 1985, a son of Margaret MATTINGLY ALDRIDGE and Roderick ALDRIDGE, who both survive. Matthew was a senior at BCHS, a member of the Hardinsburg United Methodist Church, member of BCHS Chorus and Coral, BCHS Pep Club, and a BCHS baseball team member. He enjoyed spending time with his friends, music, basketball and baseball. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ryan Lamar ALDRIDGE, and his grandparents, Reverend Lamar and Dorothy MATTINGLY. Matt is survived by: his father his mother one sister his grandparents his great grandmother, Goldie ALDRIDGE several aunts, uncles, and cousins Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at the Hardinsburg United Methodist Church, with the Trent-Dowell Funeral Home, Hardinsburg, in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Westview Cemetery. Additional Comments: Westview Cemetery at Westview in Breckinridge County, Ky. ALDRIDGE, Roderick Matthew "Matt" 10 Oct 1985 -- 31 Jan 2004 son of Roderick ALDRIDGE & Margaret MATTINGLY Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/a/aldridge10467gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/