A LaRue County man has died in a crash on I-65 in Hardin County.
Kentucky State Police said troopers responded to the accident on Monday morning at approximately 9:45 at the 103-mile marker of northbound I-65.
The state police investigation showed that traffic had slowed due to a previous collision near the 106-mile marker when a Hyundai Elantra, being driven by 29-year-old Drew Cookenmaster, of Hodgenville, struck the rear of a tractor-trailer, being driven by 52-year-old Shakisha Brewington, of Schertz, Texas.
Cookenmaster was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Hardin County Coroner’s Office. Brewington was not injured.
The northbound lanes of I-65 at the Joe Prather Highway exit were closed for approximately three hours as troopers reconstructed the collision.
The investigation is ongoing and being led by Trooper Scott Wheatley.
(Photo: First responders on the scene of a fatal accident on I-65 in Hardin Co., courtesy of Kentucky State Police)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
