Louisville man dies in semi-truck crash on Interstate 65, police say
A Louisville truck driver died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 near Columbus, Indiana, police said.
Officers responded about 11:20 p.m. to the southbound lanes of I-65 near mile marker 67 and found a semi-truck that "ran off the roadway and crashed," Columbus Police said in a statement.
James McGoff, 51, of Louisville, died at the scene, Columbus Police said.
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The crash shut down parts of I-65 for hours overnight Tuesday, the statement added.
The southbound lanes of I-65 from mile marker 68 to 64 were expected to be closed again starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday for debris clean-up, CPD said. That closure was planned to last about six hours, with traffic to be rerouted onto Ind. 46 at the Columbus exit.
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