LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — A man died and several other people were injured after a crash on Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky early Friday morning.
According to the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened roughly 8 miles south of London on the southbound side of the interstate around 1:45 a.m.
Deputies said it appeared a Ford SUV driving in the far left passing lane hydroplaned during heavy rainfall overnight. The SUV lost control, hit the concrete median divider and continued sliding before causing a crash with a Subaru that was also in the passing lane.
A 24-year-old passenger in the Subaru, identified as Bryan James Lowman from South Carolina, died in the crash. LCSO said he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. The 58-year-old driver of the Subaru was taken to a London hospital with injuries.
Deputies said the 41-year-old driver and 67-year-old passenger in the SUV, both from Michigan, were also taken to a hospital in Corbin with injuries.
The southbound side of the interstate was closed for roughly three hours in Laurel County as authorities investigated the crash.
