KPD e-News Release: Tractor-Trailer Driver Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in March Single Vehicle Crash

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NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT:		Tractor-Trailer Driver Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in March Single Vehicle Crash
DATE:		April 15, 2015
CASE #:		15-004825

GENERAL NARRATIVE

On April 10, 2015, Aleksandr Andreyevich Lukashov died as a result of injuries sustained in a single vehicle tractor-trailer crash that occurred the previous month. Mr. Lukashov had been hospitalized in critical condition at Holston Valley Medical Center since the night of the crash. The exact cause of the crash is still under investigation by the K.P.D. Traffic Unit.

As previously released:

On Friday, March 13, 2015, at approximately 11:15 PM, Kingsport Central Dispatch was notified of a single vehicle tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 81 at mile marker 59 in Kingsport. Officers from the Kingsport Police Patrol Division immediately responded to the scene. Due to the severity of the crash and resultant injuries, the K.P.D. Traffic Unit was summoned and assumed the lead investigatory role. Their subsequent crash reconstruction analysis revealed the following:

A red 2008 Volvo semi/tractor-trailer, hauling approximately 30,000 pounds of frozen chicken, was northbound on Interstate 81 crossing a bridge at mile marker 59, just before the Colonial Heights exit. The truck was owned by EMK Express of Joliet, Illinois. For unknown reasons, the truck suddenly swerved sharply to the right and struck a concrete barricade. The truck overrode the railing that topped the barricade and plunged roughly 50 feet to the railroad tracks below.

The driver, 67 year old Aleksandr Andreyevich Lukashov of Beaverton, Oregon, was seriously injured in the crash. He was transported to Holston Valley Hospital by Sullivan County E.M.S. for emergency treatment and is currently listed in critical condition. The truck itself was completely destroyed.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation by the K.P.D. Traffic Unit. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash who has not yet spoken to investigators is asked to contact the K.P.D. Traffic Unit at 423-224-2750.

COLLISION VEHICLE INFORMATION
Make	Volvo
Year	2008
Type	Semi/Tractor-Trailer
Color	Red
Damage	Destroyed
Owner	EMK Express Joliet, Illinois
Driver	Name	Aleksandr Andreyevich Lukashov
	Age	67 Years of Age
	Race/Gender	White/Male
	Residency	Beaverton, Oregon
	Injuries	Fatal