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Driver Flees Franklin Police, Dies After Vehicle Overturns on I-65

A woman who fled police officers is dead after her car went off the northbound lanes of I-65 in Warren County and overturned.

Police have not released the identity of the driver pending notification of next of kin.

Franklin Police officers first made contact with the woman Friday after they received a call from a local Wendy’s saying that the vehicle the woman was driving had been parked in the back of the restaurant for over a week. Officers say the woman was uncooperative when confronted, ignored their commands, and drove off.

Despite efforts to stop the car, the driver made it on to I-65 north. Officers with Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement tried to stop the driver on the interstate. According to officers, the driver lost control of her vehicle near mile marker 19, went off the road, and overturned. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Warren County Coroner’s Office.  

The investigation into the incident is being conducted by the KSP.

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