Truck Accidents 360 Newswire

MADISON COUNTY, KY – One person is dead after an early morning truck accident, May 10, 2010, on a highway in Madison County, Kentucky. The collision between the semi trailer truck and a van occurred early Monday morning on Interstate 75 near mile marker 93 between the communities of Richmond and Boonesboro. The accident area is south of the Lexington metro region in the central section of the state, 130 miles southwest of Huntington, West Virginia and 148 miles north of Knoxville, Tennessee.

The impact of the rear-end truck accident crushed the back of the van and sent it across the interstate and into a ditch at the side of the highway.

At around 1:00 a.m. Monday morning 53 year old Alan Black of Keavy, KY was driving a 2011 International semi tractor trailer truck north on Interstate 75, traveling through Madison County, KY.

As the 18 wheeler rode through the area near mile marker 93 it came upon a white Ford van that was reportedly driving slowly in the far right of the northbound lanes. One report said that the van, driven by 22 year old Joan Kozloski of Sterling Heights, Michigan, was traveling at about 30 MPH, well below the minimum posted speed for the interstate and may have been experiencing mechanical problems.

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The semi truck apparently came up on the van so quickly that the truck driver was unable to stop or maneuver to avoid a collision and the 18 wheeler plowed into the rear section of the smaller vehicle. He later told authorities that he did not see the van “until it was in his headlights”. The impact of the rear-end truck accident crushed the back of the van and sent it across the interstate and into a ditch at the side of the highway.

The semi trailer also went off the road after the truck accident.

Local emergency personnel responded to the accident site and attempted to aid the victims of the rear-end collision. A passenger in the van, 48 year old Kimberly Toton-Kozloski of Sterling Heights, MI, who was asleep in the back of the van during the crash, was ejected during the rear-end accident. She suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The driver of the van and two other passengers, 20 year old Jenna Kozloski and 22 year old Jakob Stinson, also of Sterling Heights, MI, suffered less serious injuries. They were treated at the scene and transported to Pattie A. Clay Hospital in Richmond, KY.

The truck driver, Mr. Black, was also taken to Clay Hospital with minor injuries.

Highway crews were called in to clear the debris from the highway and remove the wreckage of the van and disabled 18 wheeler truck. Kentucky State Police shut down the interstate in the vicinity of the truck accident while the crews worked and troopers reconstructed the collision. At this time they do not believe that drugs or alcohol played a part in the deadly truck accident.

The interstate finally reopened after five hours at about 6:30 a.m., in time for the Monday morning commute.

No charges or citations have been made at this time and the truck accident remains under investigation.