Edwards County Semi Driver Dies in Knox County Crash

Fatal Crash in Knox County, Semi Overturns in Cornfield

Knox County Sheriff’s Office KNOX COUNTY, Ind.–A man from West Salem, Illinois died in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 41 South near Schenk Drive in Knox County Tuesday afternoon at around 12:15. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says the accident involved a semi-truck and trailer loaded with coal, which crossed the median and both northbound lanes before overturning in a cornfield. The 48-year-old driver was the only person in the semi. Police th…

Edwards County semi driver dies in Knox County crash

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - A semi-truck driver from Edwards County is dead following a possible medical issue leading to a crash in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff's Office says a 48-year-old male from West Salem, Illinois was pronounced deceased at the scene. Deputies were called to a single-vehicle accident on US 41 south in the area of Schenk Drive. Officials state the truck was carrying coal when it crossed the median and both northbound la…

Edwards County semi-driver dies in crash outside the Tri-State

Investigators say the driver may have had a medical emergency before the crash.

Semi driver passes away in Knox County after medical issue leads to crash

The sheriff's office says the driver was a 48-year-old man from West Salem, Illinois, who was hauling coal.

Semi crash claims one life in Knox County

VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Knox County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single semi wreck on Tuesday afternoon that killed one man. According to a news release from the Knox County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to U.S. 41 South and Schenk Drive for a single-vehicle accident. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a semi with a trailer loaded with coal on its side in a nearby cornfield. North Carolina judge orders $50M …

Illinois Man Dies After Knox Co. Coal Truck Crash

The driver of a coal truck died Tuesday afternoon after his truck ran off US 41 South in the area of Schenk Drive in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Karl Case from West Salem, Illinois, was pronounced dead at the scene. Case’s semitruck/trailer, loaded with coal, was southbound on 41 when it crossed the median and both northbound lanes before crashing into an embankment and coming to rest on its side in an adjacent…