The Kentucky State Police received a call around 7PM Friday in reference to a collision on Interstate 65. Troopers arrived on the scene north bound at the 22 mile marker.
A preliminary investigation indicates that a 1997 Ford f-150 operated by Manuel Valenzuela Garcia, 37, of Bowling Green, was traveling on Cumberland Trace Road. The vehicle left the roadway, ran through a fence, and entered Interstate 65 north bound colliding with a 2017 Freightliner operated by Abdiaziz Shirdon, 35, of Columbus, OH. Garcia was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Warren County Coroner’s Office. Shirdon was taken to the Bowling Green Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries.
The investigation is being led by Detective Michael Waggener
