FRANKFORT — A radio advertisement to promote highway safety was pulled by the state after the Kentucky Bar Association objected to the script, which referred to dead and lying lawyers.

        Kimberly Smith, a spokeswoman for the bar association, said Wednesday some lawyers were offended by the ad.

        “We did not mean to offend anyone,” said Terri Giltner, a spokeswoman for the state Transportation Cabinet. “The ad was designed to try to make Kentucky roads safer after 859 lives were lost last year on our highways.”

        The ad ran Monday on several Clear Channel Communications stations, including WLAP in Lexington, WHAS in Louisville and WLW in Cincinnati, Ms. Giltner said.

        It featured a man with a folksy voice talking about “a bad accident down home.”

        “A car full of lawyers turned over right in front of old man Jenkins' place. He comes out and buries them all. The sheriff asked old man Jenkins, "You sure they were all dead?'

        “"Well,' says Jenkins, "some said they weren't. But you know how them lawyers lie.'”

        The ad then encouraged listeners to drive more slowly and to call a toll-free number, (800) PATCHIT to report potholes.

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