UPDATE: Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.
A uniform citation revealed that the man charged in the deadly I-64 crash in Bath County on Wednesday was reportedly "watching YouTube" on a device during the crash that resulted in the death of one person.
The citation detailed that at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Kentucky State Police responded to a dispatch call that a pedestrian had been hit on I-64 in Bath County near 124 mile marker.
Upon an investigation, the citation reported that Shodmon Yuldashev tried to conceal his "ELD or Electronic Log Device" on the dashboard after he was stopped. Several troopers reportedly saw the electronic device "actively playing YouTube" before a detective arrived on the scene to inspect the vehicle.
According to the citation, Yuldashev was allegedly "watching YouTube on his ELD Tablet with a tablet mounted on the center of the dash visible to the driver."
Yuldashev was then arrested and charged with tampering with physical evidence.
Original Story:
One person is dead, and another has been charged after a fatal crash that occurred on I-64 in Bath County on Wednesday, according to Kentucky State Police.
KSP says that 54-year-old Troy Caldwell from Morehead was loading a vehicle onto the back of a rollback tow truck when he was hit by a commercial vehicle being driven west on I-64 by 29-year-old Shodmon Yuldashev from Brooklyn, New York.
Caldwell was pronounced dead at the scene by the Bath County coroner.
A release from the KSP says that Yuldashev has been charged with tampering with physical evidence as the result of an extensive investigation.
The crash happened near mile marker 124, and KSP says they were alerted to the incident at approximately 5:17 p.m.
This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call KSP.
