Second Bicyclist Dies At Hospital After Pembroke Road Crash

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A second bicyclist died at the hospital after a crash on Pembroke Road in Hopkinsville Monday afternoon

Hopkinsville Police say an eastbound SUV hit four bicyclists between Pennyrile Parkway and Eagle Way.

Two women who were on bikes, 31-year-old Marlene Martin and 34-year-old Rachel Hoover, were taken by Hopkinsville EMS to Jennie Stuart Health before being flown to Nashville hospitals.

Several people stopped after the crash and started CPR before emergency personnel arrived. Martin died from her injuries on Tuesday at the hospital, and Hoover passed away Saturday according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

The driver of the SUV, 30-year-old Isaiah Edwards of Radcliff, was arrested after the crash and is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence third offense, according to the Christian County Jail.

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