2 victims identified in fatal multi-vehicle crash on Dixie Highway

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The two people who died in the multi-vehicle crash on Dixie Highway Sunday morning have been identified.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the two victims as Gary White, 77, of Owensboro, and Tami Jo Hawkins, 63, of West Point.

John Bradley, a spokesperson for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to a crash in the 12000 block of Dixie Highway just before 10 a.m. That's near E. Orell Road.

The first vehicle was traveling south on Dixie Highway, changed lanes and hit a second vehicle also going south, Bradley said. The first vehicle then continued in the northbound lanes on Dixie Highway, hitting a third vehicle. The third vehicle then hit a fourth vehicle traveling north. The first vehicle hit a utility pole and came to a rest.

Bradley said the driver of the first vehicle died at the scene. Two people were in the second car, but no one was injured. The driver of the third vehicle had "critical injuries" and was taken to UofL Hospital where she died. The driver of the fourth vehicle was the only one in the car and was not injured.

Wright was in the first vehicle and Hawkins was in the third vehicle.

Traffic in the area was shut down for hours. LMPD's Traffic Unit will continue the investigation.

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