UPDATE 2:29 p.m. Saturday
The Johnson County Coroners Officer has made positive identification of the driver involved in a fatal crash Friday evening at U.S. 31 and Orchard Road near Edinburgh.
The driver is Carole L. McKinney 78, of Edinburgh.
UPDATE 9:55 p.m.
One person is dead and two are injured following a pair of crashes north of Edinburgh.
At about 7:55 p.m. Friday, Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies and Edinburgh Police responded to a crash at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Orchard Drive just north of town. Initial reports were that multiple vehicles were involved and several subjects were injured — including at least one serious injury, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office news release.
After arriving on scene, law enforcement and fire personnel found a single occupant in one of the vehicles who was pronounced deceased at the scene. There was a pickup truck pulling a trailer that was involved in the crash, with no subjects injured, the news release says.
However, there was then a secondary crash where another car hit the trailer that had been involved in the initial crash and was still across the roadway. Two occupants from that vehicle were transported to an area hospital for minor injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
The roadway remains closed and the crash is still under investigation. There is no suspicion of impairment at this time, the news release says.
More information will be released once the investigation is complete and notifications have been made, the news release says.
The Johnson County Coroner’s Office said earlier on Friday that it assisting Edinburgh Police and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office with a death investigation following the crash.
Original story
First responders are responding to a multiple vehicle crash in Edinburgh.
The crash occurred near the intersection of U.S. 31 and Orchard Drive Friday night. This is northwest of town, south of Horizon Freight.
Injuries have been reported in the crash, though an official number has not yet been released.
U.S. 31 northbound is currently closed at State Road 252, Edinburgh Police Chief Doyne Little said.
This story will be updated.
