Man killed in accident on I-65 in Park City identified

PARK CITY, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Trooper Daniel Priddy says one person is dead following a collision on I-65 near the 50 mile marker southbound.

According to KSP, around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Joseph E. Gilkey, 65, of Bowling Green was driving a 2021 Toyota SUV northbound on I-65.

For reasons not yet known, Gilkey exited the left side of the road before entering a gravel median.

The man’s vehicle continued into the southbound lanes of I-65, where it hit a 2010 Saturn SUV driven by Amy J. Lee of, Hamilton, Ohio.

Gilkey was pronounced dead at the scene by the Barren County Coroner’s Office. Lee was flown to Vanderbilt University Hospital, where KSP says she was listed in stable condition Thursday.

In addition, two juveniles were in Lee’s car, and they were transported by Barren County EMS to T.J. Samson Community Hospital.