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Coroner identifies driver involved in I-64 crash

Police say a man lost control of his car while traveling eastbound and hit a light pole.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eastbound I-64 lanes have now reopened following a fatal crash near the Cochran Tunnel.  

The Jefferson County Coroners Office has released the identity of the driver involved in the early morning collision on I-64.

Officials say 26-year-old De'Quantae McGowan lost control of his car while traveling eastbound and hit a light pole. He was pronounced dead on scene.

MetroSafe said this crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Friday. According to Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), police were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle crash on I-64 Eastbound near Grinstead and the tunnels. 

Just before 6 a.m., Trimarc tweeted the closure would last through the morning commute hours, about two or three hours. 

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