SHOALS – On Friday, June 14, at approximately 2:44 p.m., the Martin County Sheriff’s Department received multiple 911 calls about a two-vehicle crash on State Road 450 near Lundy Road.
According to police, a 2018 Ford Focus was flipped upside down with a man trapped inside the vehicle. Deputies from the Martin County Sheriff’s Department and members from the Shoals Fire Department rushed to the scene to render aid. After extricating the man from the Ford Focus, the man was assessed by the Martin County Emergency Services.
After investigating, it was determined that the Ford Focus was traveling west in the eastbound lane and collided with a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette on the rear driver’s side of the vehicle.
Martin County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Johnathan Wells began operating a vehicle while intoxicated investigation. Multiple witnesses stated that the Ford Focus had caused other drivers to run off the road to avoid collision with this vehicle just moments before the crash. The driver of the Ford Focus was identified as Travis Tredway.
Air Evac transported Tredway to the University of Louisville Hospital.
A search warrant was filed for the blood of Tredway by the Martin County Prosecutor’s Office through the Martin County Circuit Court and was granted by Judge Isha Wright-Ryan.
Sergeant Wells traveled to the University of Louisville Hospital but needed a search warrant signed by a judge in Kentucky. Sergeant Wells contacted Detective Gillis from the Louisville Metro Police Department, where a search warrant was applied for and granted by Honorable Judge Megan McDonald. The results and blood were released to Sergeant Wells, which indicated that Tredway had a 0.307 blood alcohol content.
Travis Tredway was found guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, sentenced to the Martin County Security Center on May 23, 2024, and released from the Martin County Security Center on May 31, 2024.
Charges were submitted to the Martin County Prosecutor’s Officer on Travis Tredway for operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 6 felony, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, a Level 6 felony, and OWI Endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor.
Assisting Sergeant Wells in his investigation were Sheriff Josh Greene, Chief Deputy Keith Keller, Deputy Matthew Branham, Shoals Fire Department, Air Evac, Big John’s Towing and Recovery, Martin County Prosecutor’s Office, Martin County Circuit Court, Louisville Metro Police Department, and University of Louisville Hospital.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Department wants to remind citizens not to drink and drive. Not only is it illegal and putting people in our community’s health and lives at risk, but we are currently in the 100 deadliest days of the year for drinking and driving.
