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Un vehículo perdió el control y chocó contra un camión de bomberos en la Interestatal 75 en el condado de Scott el 11 de julio, matando a dos personas e hiriendo a tres bomberos. Los fallecidos fueron Darren Paul Nelson, de 61 años, y Shauna Colleen Nelson, de 62 años, ambos de Knoxville, Tennessee, quienes viajaban de regreso a casa cuando ocurrió el accidente a las 3:01 p.m. cerca del marcador de la milla 142. Las condiciones de lluvia y carreteras resbaladizas contribuyeron al incidente, que causó cierres significativos en las vías sur durante varias horas mientras se investigaba el caso.
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A collision on Interstate 75 in Scott County on Saturday left two people dead and three firefighters injured after a vehicle lost control and struck a fire engine responding to an earlier crash, according to the Kentucky State Police.
The crash occurred at 3:01 p.m. on July 11 near the 142-mile marker on I-75 southbound, when a Scott County Fire Department truck providing traffic control for an unrelated collision was hit by another vehicle. The fire truck’s emergency lights were activated at the time.
Two occupants of the passenger vehicle—Darren Paul Nelson, 61, and Shauna Colleen Nelson, 62, both of Knoxville, Tennessee—were pronounced dead at the scene by the Scott County Coroner. Two other occupants of the vehicle were transported to UK Hospital with serious injuries. Three firefighters from the Scott County Fire Department were taken to Centerpoint Health Hospital in Georgetown for treatment and later released.
According to witness accounts, conditions at the scene included rain and slick roads. The victims were traveling home to Tennessee when the incident occurred.
The collision remains under investigation by Sgt. Jack Hedges of the Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), with assistance from Scott County emergency services. The incident caused significant traffic disruptions, with southbound lanes closed for several hours as crews worked to clear the roadway.
Sources
- Kentucky State Police Post 12
- WKYT news coverage with coroner identification and weather conditions
- LEX 18 news with victims’ identities and additional details
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Kentucky State Police Post 12, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p12-7-11-2026/.