MEC&F Expert Engineers : 1 KILLED, 3 INJURED IN I-64 MULTI VEHICLE CRASH IN SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

1 KILLED, 3 INJURED IN I-64 MULTI VEHICLE CRASH IN SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY





MAY 13, 2015

SHELBYVILLE, KY. (WHAS11) 

I-64 east is shut down at the 35 mile marker due to a fatal accident in Shelby County on May 13.

I-64 west was shut down earlier in the day but has reopened to traffic.

According to Kentucky State Police, the accident involves five vehicles. One of those vehicles is a tractor trailer.

According to a KSP preliminary report, the five vehicles were heading west on I-64 when traffic slowed for a motorist assist. Police said the tractor trailer failed to slow and hit a passenger car in its pathway. This caused a chain reaction resulting in damage to three other vehicles.

Three people were taken to Shelbyville Jewish Hospital for minor injuries, KSP said. the driver of the vehicle struck by the tractor trailer was pronounced dead at the scene by the Shelby County Coroner's Office, according to KSP.
The investigation into this crash is ongoing.

Eastbound is closed until crews can remove the tractor trailer

Kentucky State Police Post 12 reports the following detour has been established:
Eastbound traffic – Exit 32 to U.S. 60.

The investigation into this crash is ongoing.