1 dead near Elizabethtown after vehicle crashed into support for overhead sign on US 31 W Bypass

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man is dead after a concrete mixer truck hit the truss of an overhead highway sign near Elizabethtown early Friday.

Elizabethtown Police Officer Chris Denham tells WDRB that the truck lost control in the northbound lanes of the US 31 W Bypass just before 8 a.m. The southbound vehicle hit the concrete support pillar for the sign, which caused it to fall into the southbound lanes.

All lanes were blocked for hours for the investigation, but all lanes reopened by 2:45 p.m.

Police said the driver of the truck owned by SRM Concrete, 26-year-old Dillon Pulaski, died at the scene. He was the only person in the vehicle.

The Kentucky Transportation Department District 4 shared information on social media. It said the sign fell between the Western Kentucky Parkway interchange and US 62.

US 31W Bypass in Elizabethtown -
Blocked both directions due to overhead truss signs down across all lanes between the WK Parkway interchange and US 62. Northbound support was impacted by a large vehicle. Crews are on scene. Time to clear is unknown. Updates will be posted. pic.twitter.com/TVV0V5zhQv
— kytcdistrict4 (@kytcdistrict4) September 29, 2023

Denham said it will take time to clear the roadway, and it will be a "lengthy investigation." The Elizabethtown Police Collision Investigation team is working with the KYTC to figure out what happened.

This story will be updated.