Two Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash on 1-74

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**UPDATED**

KNOX COUNTY – FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH

The Following Preliminary Information is being released by the Knox County Sheriffโ€™s Office.

๐–๐‡๐€๐“: Two Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash

๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: Interstate 74 – Eastbound Mile Marker 63, Knox County

๐–๐‡๐„๐: Thursday, January 30th, 2025 at 3:12 AM

๐•๐„๐‡๐ˆ๐‚๐‹๐„๐’:

Unit 1: Grey 2012 Cadillac Sedan

Unit 2: Grey 2019 Toyota SUV

DRIVERS:

Unit 1: Driver deceased

Unit 2: Driver deceased

PASSENGERS:

Unit 2: Passenger Life Flighted with life threatening injuries

๐๐‘๐„๐‹๐ˆ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘๐˜: Preliminary information is the accident involved a wrong way driver.

Eastbound traffic lanes were shut down for a period of several hours as the crash was being investigated.

No further information is available at this time.


Interstate 74 is closed down due to a multi-vehicle accident at the 63 mile marker.

Seek an alternate route to avoid delays.

Alternate routes include US Highway 150 E at exits 54 and 71 for truck traffic.

Further notice will be provided as lanes begin to open back up.

***Courtesy of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page***

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