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A former Fayette County School Board member and a staunch opponent of Sunday alcohol sales, who was nearly killed by a drunk driver, spoke at the Urban County Council work session Tuesday.

Police say Angie Tedder was driving on a Sunday night last September when a truck driven by 47-year-old Kenneth Carter of Lexington stuck her vehicle. Tedder nearly died in the accident. Carter later died of his injuries.

Tedder told council members that receipts in Carter's truck showed he bought alcohol that day.

"A man is dead and I was severely injured because of your decision. Why you made that decision - you know why you did. It's not because you like alcohol a whole lot, but you like the bucks - the few extra bucks."

Lexington's council approved expanded alcohol sales in 2007. Georgetown followed with similar action a few months later.