Kentucky State Police Post 3 responded to the area of the 6 mile marker of southbound Interstate 65 in Simpson County in reference to a motor vehicle collision just before 3 a.m. Sunday.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2010 white Chevrolet Silverado, operated by 24 year-old Alberto Andres of Portland Tennessee, was south bound on Interstate 65 when it left the traveled portion of the roadway on to the outside shoulder and collided with the rear of a trailer connected to a 2006 Freightliner commercial vehicle occupied by 41 year-old Tiras Prothro of Chicago, Illinois.
A passenger in the Chevrolet Silverado, 24 year-old Bartolo Freciso of Portland Tennessee, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Simpson County Coroner’s Office. Andres was transported to Skyline Medical Center in Nashville with unknown injuries. Prothro was uninjured in the collision.
Troopers were assisted on the scene by the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office, Simpson County EMS and the Simpson County Fire Department.
This investigation is ongoing by the Kentucky State Police.
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