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One person killed in Shelby County crash on Interstate 65

Posted at 7:02 AM, Jul 08, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-08 07:02:12-04

EDINBURGH — One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 in Shelby County early Sunday.

According to a report from the Indiana State Police, crews were called to Interstate 65 northbound near the 82 mile marker on report of a single-vehicle crash.

Around 2:45 a.m. Sunday callers to 911 reported a vehicle off the roadway with two occupants who were severely injured, troopers said. Shelby County Sheriff's Office deputies and medics were the first to arrive on scene and immediately requested a medical helicopter.

State police said Kenneth Cubbage Jr., 41, of Freetown, was pronounced dead at the scene. His mother, Connie Cubbage, 62, a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to Methodist Hospital where she is stable.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.