Five Die in Car Wreck on I-65

Jennifer Moore

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Tragedy struck early yesterday morning when a pick-up truck hydroplaned on I-65 and crossed the median colliding with another vehicle. A family of three was in the pick-up truck on their way to the State Capitol to participate in a 4-H Club visit. All three in the pick-up truck died as a result of the collision. Two other people died in the other vehicle.

The Kentucky State Police is investigating and it appears that the wreck was due to the heavy rain conditions.

State Trooper Todd Holder said the northbound pickup driven by David McGrath hydroplaned, crossed the median and struck the Lawsons' southbound van. An 18-wheeler driven by Michael Giles, 48, of Philadelphia, Miss., and carrying steel rolls tried to avoid the collision and nearly hit the van head-on, Holder said.

"It's just tragic," Holder said. "It was just raining so hard that nobody could see."