The Kentucky State Police Post 11 London has positively identified the victim in this investigation and state the next of kin has been notified. The victim has been identified as Rachel Louise Carder, 53 years old of Huntington, WV. The body was discovered after police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on I-75 South near the 83-mile marker in Madison County just after 10:00 AM Wednesday. The initial investigation indicated that the vehicle’s operator was driving carelessly, and an attempt to stop the vehicle resulted in the suspect fleeing south on I-75 at a high rate of speed through three counties.
The fleeing vehicle struck several Kentucky State Police vehicles. In an effort to stop the vehicle a legal intervention maneuver was performed by KSP, and the fleeing vehicle became disabled at the 45-mile marker southbound in Laurel County. The driver, David Maurice Reed, 54 years old of St. Petersburg, FL, was arrested at that time without further incident.
Further investigation after the stop revealed the deceased female. Her body has been sent to the Kentucky State Medical Office in Frankfort for an autopsy.
