Tragic Accident at Valhalla - Mayor Craig Greenberg

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg joins Tony Cruise following the tragic pedistrian accident at the PGA Championship this morning. 

Episode Transcript

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Good morning. I'm Tony Cruz NewsRadio A forty whas we had the fortunate

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news this morning that a man hasdied after being hit by a shuttle bus
just outside about Holly Golf Club,happening around five am this morning, and
Mayor Craig Greenberg joining us this morning. Maryor Craig, I know, that's
just such a devastating situation for obviouslythe family of this person, and obviously

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the tournament has just been a fantasticboon for Louisville. But this is a
sad, somber moment, it is, Tony, this is a tragic morning
and our thoughts are with the familyof the individual who is lost. May
their memory be a blessing. Youknow, I'm sure you all have reported.
Unfortunately, a shuttle bus struck theindividual while they were walking this morning

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and that individual past. We arefully investigating what took place. We will
certainly provide more answers that we havethem. We are also working to provide
counseling services to the PGA volunteers whoare on the bus during this incident as
tragic incident for them as well,and so we're working right now to get

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counselors out to the course to helpthem at the same time. And so
we are just asking you everyone tokeep the loss of this individual in their
thoughts and prayers this morning, andjust a reminder as everyone's going out to
the course, please go slow,stay alert, follow directions and signs from

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folks that are out there, andall the signs. I also, I'm
gonna have to go in a minute, Tony, because I didn't want to
not call in this morning, butI do. I'm dealing with with this
right now, and you know,real time, I also wanted to.
I'm aware that there's another major newsstory out of Valhalla right now. We

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are fully investigating that to learn allthe access to what happened, and so
I'm going to wait to provide anyfurther comment on that until I have more
information on the other matter involving lMPD and the PGA golfer right now,
all right, fair enough, Irespect that, and I understand. I

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mean, you know, until youget all the details and know what happened,
you know, there's a lot ofdifferent points of view on this kind
of situation. Talking about Scotti Scheffler, obviously the number one golfer in the
world, and it seems like aseries of unfortunate events for both sides.
If you will with that in mind, that this was the second Bush situation

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and we had we had a busyesterday, uh that I guess what an
suv turned in front of it orsomething like that. People just need to
follow the rules to be candid withyou. And yes, we know,
stay stay slow, be patient.Everyone's going to get out there and get
back. And so please if peoplecan heed the warnings and stay slow and

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stay patient, that will be veryhelpful. This morning's incident is a tragic
reminder of you know, what canhappen, and we don't want that to
happen again. So I'm going togo try to get more information on everything
else, Tony, and I'll bespeaking with you and other members of the
media here shortly after we have moreinformation, all right, So we need

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to let you go right now,So I respect that, Mary Craig,
appreciate your time this morning, andgood luck in your next press conference here
very shortly. All right, that'sMayor Craig Greenberg joining us here on Kentek
and his morning news and news radioA forty WHS. We'll continue on with
this story this morning, and moreof what is happening at the PGA that

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we know of for now with newsRadio A forty whas