Pedestrian struck and killed on Interstate 65

Kentucky State Police Post Four is investigating a fatal collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Interstate 65 in Hardin County Tuesday.

KSP Post Four says at approximately 4:30 a.m. on February 10 troopers “received a call regarding a pedestrian in the roadway who had been struck by a Dodge Durango operated by an individual from Alabama.” The collision occurred on I-65 South near the 100-mile marker.

The pedestrian was identified as 45-year-old Carl Ollis of Elizabethtown. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hardin County Coroner’s Office.

I-65 South was closed for approximately four hours for on-scene investigations and collision reconstruction. The KSP’s investigation is ongoing.