Trooper Rescues Family from Rollover Collision on Interstate 65

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (August 14, 2026) –Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 4 responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a rollover crash on Interstate 65 in Hardin County this afternoon.

At approximately 2:10 p.m., KSP Post 4 received a call reporting a two-vehicle collision near the 87-mile marker of southbound Interstate 65. The caller reported that one vehicle had overturned and that a family was trapped inside the vehicle, which was smoking.

Trooper Blaine Miller was in the area responding to an unrelated incident and arrived on scene almost immediately. Upon arrival, Trooper Miller observed the overturned vehicle with four occupants trapped inside. The vehicle was smoking and beginning to catch fire.

Trooper Miller breached the front windshield of the vehicle, climbed inside, and assisted in removing all four occupants from the vehicle to safety. The occupants were identified as Samantha Bloom, 28; Joshua Bloom, 22; Sarah Bloom, 26; and Savannah Bloom, 24, of Louisville, KY.

Preliminary investigation indicates a tractor-trailer operated by Steven Hawkins, of Munfordville, Kentucky, was traveling southbound on Interstate 65 when it merged from the middle lane into the right lane near the 87-mile marker. The tractor-trailer forced a 2013 Honda CRV, being operated by Savannah Bloom, off the right shoulder of the roadway. The Honda CRV then began to roll, overturning several times before coming to final rest on its side.

All four occupants of the Honda CRV sustained minor injuries and were transported to Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown where they were treated and released. The operator of the tractor trailer was not injured and declined EMS.

KSP Post 4 was assisted at the scene by Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, Hardin County EMS, Glendale Fire Department, Central Hardin Fire Department, and Elizabethtown Fire Department.

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