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Ky. state representative dies in interstate crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky state Rep. Larry Belcher died Monday night in a crash with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 65 in south-central Kentucky.
Belcher was killed shortly after 6 p.m. CDT in Edmonson County when his pickup truck ran into the back of the semi and went up under the truck, Kentucky State Police said. No other injuries were reported.
Trooper Todd Holder said there was no sign of braking at the scene and that police requested an autopsy to try to determine whether a health condition could have contributed to the wreck.
Belcher, 61, a retired educator, was a Democrat from Shepherdsville who was seeking re-election in a race against Republican Trina Summers. He served in the state House from 1999 to 2002 when he ran for a Senate seat but lost that race. He was re-elected to the House two years ago and had served since then.
Gov. Steve Beshear said Belcher would be “deeply missed.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of my friend Larry Belcher,” Beshear said in a release Monday night. “He loved his home and his state and he represented them both with great pride and commitment.”
