At about 9:20 p.m., a southbound semi-truck on I-65 driven by Robert Young Jr., 65, rear-ended a pickup truck driven by Richard Blum, which initiated a chain-reaction crash.
The single-vehicle crash was reported at 6:50 a.m., and involved a sedan that hit the median wall. The car then came to rest in the middle of I-65, blocking all lanes.
Initial reports did not include any injuries.
Davis was heading north on I-65 in a pickup truck when he departed the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a tree. The collision occured at about 7:54am, and Davis was pronounced dead at the scene.