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HENDERSON, KY – Three family members were killed Friday morning, June 18, when their passenger van collided with a semi trailer truck in Henderson County, Kentucky. The truck accident occurred in the city of Henderson, KY at the juncture of Kentucky State Highways 525 and 1299. The accident area is in the north central of the state near the border with Indiana, about 128 miles west of Louisville, KY and about 12 miles south of Evansville, IN.

Shortly after 10:00 a.m. Friday morning 68 year old Alfred L. Hohimer of Illinois was driving a 2000 International semi tractor trailer east on the Kentucky State Highway 425 Bypass in Henderson County, KY. Mr. Hohimer was carrying a full load of gravel in the truck’s trailer.

At the same time 62 year old Linda Holland was driving a Nissan mini van north on Kentucky State Highway 1299. Mrs. Holland had three passengers, her 65 year old husband David Holland and their two grandsons ages 7 and 10.

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When Mrs. Holland reached the point where the two roadways met she went through a red traffic light, directly into the path of the eastbound semi trailer truck. The truck driver attempted to maneuver around the vehicle, but was unable to slow down or swerve to avoid an accident and slammed into the Nissan mini van.

The force of the truck accident shoved the mini van about 100 feet down the side of the highway, ripping out a section of guardrail along the north side of KS 425. After hitting the mini van the semi tractor trailer rolled over on its side blocking a section of the highway. When the semi overturned the entire load of gravel spilled out onto the roadway.

The collision crushed the Nissan mini van and trapped the four people inside. The local emergency rescue team had to use tools to extricate them from the van before they could give treatment. The van driver, her husband, and the 7 year old grandson suffered fatal injuries in the truck accident and were pronounced dead at the scene.

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The 10 year old grandson survived the truck accident. Once freed from the mini van he was airlifted by medical helicopter to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, IN. He reportedly suffered multiple injuries and at last report his condition was listed as critical.
Mr. Hohimer, the truck driver, was taken to Methodist Hospital in Henderson. He was treated for minor injuries and released sometime Friday.

Kentucky State Police responded to the site of the truck accident and closed down a two mile section of the KS 525 Bypass at the US 41 Alternate, rerouting traffic to US 60. They also closed down part of KS 1299 while they reconstructed the collision and highway workers cleared the area. A local towing company sent a crew to get the disabled semi trailer truck back upright and tow it off the highway while other crews worked to clean-up the spilled gravel. The highways finally reopened shortly after 3:00 p.m. Friday afternoon.

KSP officers investigating the deadly truck accident have determined that two of the victims killed were not wearing seat belts at the time of the collision. They will also conduct a complete inspection of the mini van to determine if the truck was in good working order.

At this time no charges have been made and the truck accident remains under investigation.

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