{"id":57680,"date":"2026-08-16T02:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T06:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=57680"},"modified":"2026-08-15T20:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T00:52:32","slug":"police-investigate-fatal-collision-on-i-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2026\/08\/16\/police-investigate-fatal-collision-on-i-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrecker Driver In Fatal I-65 Crash Wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nKentucky State Police are searching for a Louisville tow truck driver who fled the scene of a fatal two-vehicle collision in Bullitt County early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Kentucky State Police troopers responded to the crash on I-65 northbound near the 112-mile marker just south of Shepherdsville shortly before midnight on Friday, August 14.<\/p>\n

According to a preliminary Kentucky State Police investigation, 34 year-old Luis Gonzalez Perez, of Louisville, was operating a tow truck hooked to a bobtail semi-tractor parked on the shoulder. Because the wrecker was facing southbound to hook the tractor, Perez attempted to execute a U-turn across all three northbound lanes of I-65 trying to head north.<\/p>\n

During the turn, the tow truck was struck by a 2007 Ford Focus, driven by 43 year-old Shawn Franklin of North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Franklin sustained life-threatening injuries and was rushed to UofL Hospital for treatment but was later pronounced dead by the Jefferson County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Perez was not injured in the collision but fled before officers arrived.<\/p>\n

Both Kentucky State Police and local law enforcement agencies are actively searching for him.<\/p>\n

Kentucky State Police confirms that charges against Perez are pending and will be handled through the Bullitt County Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Crash reconstruction and the investigation are ongoing.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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