Tower Down - 09.25.24 (KY)

[TowForce]

Tow truck driver dead after crash on I-64; man facing charges

 

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One person is dead after a crash in Bath County.

Kentucky State Police say they received a call for assistance from Bath County dispatch around 5:17 Wednesday evening in reference to a deadly crash.

Troopers responded to Interstate 64 around mile marker 124 in Bath County.

According to KSP’s investigation, it was determined that a man operating a tow truck was loading up a vehicle onto a rollback when he was struck by a commercial vehicle traveling Westbound.

The Bath County Coroner identified the man as 54-year-old Troy Caldwell of Morehead.

KSP charged 29-year-old Shodmon Yuldashev from Brooklyn, New York, with Tampering with Physical Evidence.

This is a developing story.

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[5towman]

Another good man lost for no reason. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.