KY Woman Melissa Coffey ID’d As Victim In Fatal Friday Night Bowling Green Crash

BOWLING GREEN, KY. (THECOUNT) — Melissa Ann Coffey, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim in a fatal four-vehicle collision on Interstate 65 near the Hart-Barren county line on Friday night.

Coffey, 40, was killed and several people were injured Friday night in a major I-65 crash involving four vehicles.

According to reports, the crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. on I-65 after an SUV, operated by Davontay H. Baker, 25, of Bowling Green, lost control and exited the roadway. The SUV reentered I-65 striking a Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Dennis D. Julian, 20, of Holly, Mich.

Baker’s vehicle was subsequently struck by 2014 International tractor-trailer driven by Ruben Villanueva-Suarez, 52, of Tampico, Mexico. The tractor-trailer went on to collide with a 2010 Jeep SUV driven by Donna Cook, 50, of Shelbyville, reports BGDailyNews.

A passenger in Cook’s vehicle, Tonya R. Smith, 41, of Shelbyville, was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition as of early Saturday morning, according to KSP.

Six others – Baker and three juvenile passengers, Julian, and Cook and a juvenile passenger – were transported to The Medical Center at Caverna in Horse Cave for treatment of injuries. The KSP release describes Julian’s injuries as minor, while the other five were all treated and released.

The investigation is being led by Trooper Mike Wathen. Numerous agencies from Barren and Hart counties assisted at the scene of the crash, which delayed traffic for hours on I-65.

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Geo quick facts: Bowling Green is a city in southern Kentucky. The National Corvette Museum features many of the namesake cars, including classics and prototypes. On the outskirts, Beech Bend Raceway stages drag races. The Kentucky Museum has exhibits on state history, including one about the Civil War. Riverview at Hobson Grove is a restored 1800s house and museum. The Lost River Cave has a large cavern accessible by boat – wikipedia.