BULLITT COUNTY, KY — A fatal wreck shut down all southbound lanes of Interstate 65 in Bullitt County on Wednesday evening, forcing drivers onto a long wait while emergency crews responded near mile marker 114.8.
TRIMARC said the crash happened just before 4:22 p.m. and involved at least two vehicles. The shutdown lasted for several hours before southbound traffic reopened around 8 p.m.
Shepherdsville Police Chief Steve Schmidt confirmed the crash was deadly, but authorities have not said how many people were killed.
Crash happened just before 4:22 p.m. near mile marker 114.8
TRIMARC placed the wreck just before the 114.8 mile marker, a stretch of I-65 South in Bullitt County that carries heavy commuter and regional traffic. The timing meant the crash unfolded during the late-afternoon travel period, when the interstate would have been especially busy…