Published: September 30, 2008 12:29 pm            

Acrey drowns at Old Fall Creek boat ramp

Monticello — A local woman drowned when her car was submerged in Lake Cumberland at the Old Fall Creek boat ramp. Tammy Acrey, 34, of Monticello, was pulled from her vehicle by emergency responders. She was pronounced dead on Wednesday, September 24 at 12:45 a.m. at the Wayne County Hospital by Deputy Coroner Anthony Vaughn.

According to Wayne County Sheriff Charles Boston, deputies responded to a call of a car submerged in the lake at approximately 11 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23. A resident in the area had called 911 to report seeing the car in the water.

Deputies who arrived on the scene pulled Acrey from a 1994 Chevrolet, which was registered in her name. They began CPR on the victim. She was transported to the Wayne County Hospital by EMS, but efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful.

An autopsy was performed on the victim on Wednesday, September 24 in Frankfort. Vaughn said that circumstances surrounding Acrey's death are still under investigation. The Wayne County Rescue Squad also assisted at the scene.

On Friday, Boston issued a statement after a variety of rumors began to circulate that the Sheriff's Department had been pursuing Acrey's vehicle prior to her driving into the lake. Boston said that at no time during the hours prior to the incident were any officers from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office in pursuit of Acrey.

Acrey is survived by her father, Jim Lair, and her mother, Ruth Taylor.

She is also survived by three children, Rayanna, Samuel, and Mary Elizabeth.

Services were held on Saturday, September 27. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Obituary information is included in this week's Outlook.

        

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