I-71 Re-opens After Accident Fatalities

Lee Coleman

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I-71 is open Friday morning after a deadly accident Thursday night shut it down. A sport-utility vehicle apparently stalled in the right lane around 11 p.m. on I-71 just north of the Gene Snyder Freeway. A tractor-trailer came up on the vehicle slamming into the rear, moving it to the right shoulder, where it caught fire, killing the two occupants. At 12:30 a.m. Friday the deceased's identities had still not been determined and the authorities were still working to retrieve the bodies. The driver of the semi was uninjured and no charges have been filed, according to authorities.