Bullitt County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal crash on I-65S

LOUISVILLE, Ky (WDRB) -- One person is dead after a crash on Interstate 65 South early Thursday morning.

According to a release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, it happened near mile marker 110, not far from the Clermont exit in Bullitt County.

The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office says it happened a little after 1:30 a.m. That's when a Ford Mustang "traveling at a high rate of speed" in the center lane tried to pass a tractor-trailer. The driver apparently misjudged his clearance when moving from the center lane to the left lane to get around the semi, and hit the left rear of the trailer.

The Mustang slid under the trailer, breaking the steel "Rear Impact Guard" and striking the trailer's tandem tires. The Mustang then came out from under the trailer, and spun into the left side and rear of the semi. The Mustang "then began rolling an unknown number of times," before coming to rest upside down in the center grass median.

The driver of the Mustang was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not injured.

The left and center lanes were closed for two hours while crews cleared the scene.