I-65 SOUTH
BETWEEN GRADE LANE AND FERN VALLEY ROAD IN KENTUCKY REOPENED AFTER FATAL
ACCIDENT
Posted:
Jan 04, 2015 9:30 PM EST Updated: Jan 05, 2015 4:28 AM EST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - I-65 South between Grade Lane
and Fern Valley Road following a fatal car crash, according to MetroSafe.
Around 9:30 Sunday night, a disabled vehicle was stopped
between the right two lanes when a pick-up truck rear ended it, according to a
police spokesperson. The driver of the pick-up truck was pronounced dead at the
scene.
Two lanes of the interstate was closed while officials
completed their investigation. The vehicle had run out of gas and its owner had
left the scene to get help, according to police. Officials were unable to say
whether the car had its emergency flashers on.
Police say the driver of the disabled vehicle is
cooperating with investigators.