Louisville police are conducting a death investigation after discovering that the driver of a car involved in a crash on Interstate 264 died from a gunshot wound.
According to a MetroSafe supervisor, Louisville Metro Police were sent shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday to a crash in the westbound lanes of I-264 at Breckenridge Lane.
According to LMPD spokesperson John Bradley, the driver of a black Honda lost control and flipped, colliding with two other vehicles.
The motorist died on the spot, but when authorities came, they determined he had a deadly gunshot wound.
There is no information on where or when the driver was shot, but Bradley stated that the driver was the only one in the vehicle.
The drivers of the other two vehicles involved in the incident were not wounded, but traffic on I-264 was backed up for hours. TRIMARC maps showed traffic at a stop from Breckenridge Lane almost to Interstate 65 during rush hour.
All lanes reopened at 7:45 p.m., with only the interstate’s shoulder shut for investigation.
Reference: Driver found fatally shot after 3-vehicle crash on EB I-264 in Louisville