1 killed, 1 hurt after pickup truck allegedly runs through fence onto I-65 in Warren County

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — A Bowling Green man has died, and an Ohio man has been taken to the hospital after a crash on I-65 at the 22-mile marker on Friday.

According to the Kentucky State Police Department (KSP), troopers were called around 7 p.m. on Friday about a crash on I-65.

A preliminary investigation by law enforcement showed that Manuel Garcia, 37, of Bowling Green was driving a 1997 Ford F-150 on Cumberland Trace road when he allegedly drove off the road, ran through a fence, and entered I-65 heading north.

When Garcia’s F-150 entered the interstate, he allegedly crashed into a truck driven by Abdiaziz Shirdon, 35, of Columbus, Ohio, KSP said in a news release.

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Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene by the Warren County Coroner’s Office, authorities said. Shirdon was taken to the Bowling Green Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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