At approximately 1:40 PM today, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a multiple vehicle crash at the intersection of north bound US Highway 41 and Mount Pleasant Road. When deputies arrived, they found two semi-tractors and five passenger cars involved in the crash. The crash caused north bound US Highway 41 N to be shut down for approximately two hours.
Witnesses stated to deputies that the driver of the red semi, Zivojin Lukic, appeared to be unconscious behind the steering wheel as he approached the intersection. Witnesses stated the driver never applied the brakes and struck the rear of a white semi stopped at the intersection for a red light. This caused a chain reaction and both semis’ struck the other five vehicles which were also stopped at the intersection. At this time, it is unknown how fast the semi was going prior to the crash.
The driver of the semi was taken to Deaconess Hospital with serious injuries. The other six drivers were taken to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. Lukic told deputies that he remembered the traffic light being red and the cars stopped but cannot remember anything else afterwards. At this time, investigators are unsure if drugs, alcohol or a medical condition played any part in this crash. Appropriate toxicology tests will be administered. The crash investigation is ongoing.
DRIVER #1 (SEMI):
Zivojin Lukic
W/M, 53 YOA
Elk Grove, Illinois
DRIVER #2 (SEMI):
Scott Lee Mooreland
W/M, 72 YOA
Georgetown, Kentucky
DRIVER #3:
Justin Michael Fewkes
W/M, 22 YOA
Albion, Illinois
DRIVER #4:
Lauren Rachelle Cardwell
W/F
Evansville, Indiana
DRIVER #5:
Aubrie Ann Coakley
W/F, 24 YOA
Fort Branch, Indiana
DRIVER #6:
Anthony Lee Shrewsberry
W/M, 56 YOA
Evansville, Indiana
DRIVER #7:
Kimberly Ann Frasier-Oaks
W/F, 41 YOA
Evansville, Indiana
