Kentucky Interstate 75 in Richmond reopens after crash injures two deputies

Interstate 75 northbound in Madison County was temporarily shut down Friday following a crash that injured two Madison County sheriff deputies.

Kentucky State Police said the deputies were conducting a traffic stop just after 11 a.m. when a Jeep Compass veered onto the right shoulder and hit the back of the deputies’ vehicle and the Ford pickup truck the deputies had stopped.

State police said the two deputies were taken to Baptist Health, where they were treated and released. WKYT reported that one of the deputies had been thrown over the guardrail.

The driver of the Compass, Jimmy Hoskins, 34, of Pineville, as well as multiple passengers who were in the Compass with him, were taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to state police. WKYT reported that five people were in the Compass, and two were children.

Hoskins was cited for failure to give right of way to an emergency vehicle, failure to maintain required insurance and other traffic offenses, state police said.

The crash was near the exit for Ky. 87 for Richmond and Lancaster, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

A detour was set up at the Ky. 87 exit to get back on the interstate from U.S. 25, the transportation cabinet said. The interstate reopened about 3:30 p.m.

This story was originally published November 15, 2019 at 12:28 PM.