Morgantown man charged in connection with crash, alleged assault of firefighter

CANEYVILLE, Ky. – One man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting a Caneyville firefighter.

According to WNKY News 40 media partner K105, the incident happened Sunday morning when the Grayson County Sheriff’s office, Caneyville Fire Department and EMS were dispatched to the 400 block of Morgantown Street regarding a vehicle that had hit multiple mailboxes.

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According to an arrest citation, the Caneyville Fire Department arrived on scene. The citation states the driver, identified as 27-year-old Victor Neal of Morgantown, “was unconscious.”

A Caneyville firefighter then reached inside the vehicle “and put the car into park and shut the vehicle off,” authorities say.

The firefighter woke the driver, who became “combative and ended up biting one of the fireman’s fingers,” breaking through the skin.

The fireman was transported to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center.

When sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene, Neal had “bloodshot eyes and appeared disoriented,” the citation states.

Neal was arrested and charged with third-degree assault (EMS, fire, rescue squad), DUI and possession of marijuana. He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.