Princeton couple killed in Thursday night crash on I-69

A Princeton couple was killed in a Thursday night crash along I-69 that involved a motorcycle and a semi.

Kentucky State Police said that 55-year-old Michael McAlister and 57-year-old Laura McAlister died in the crash that happened at about the 75-mile marker on the northbound side of I-69. Troopers said they were called in by Caldwell County Dispatch at about 8:20 p.m. Thursday. Investigators said the semi driver, Gregory Standard of Louisville, told troopers that the motorcycle the McAlisters were riding developed an equipment issue of some kind. Standard said he was behind them as the motorcycle went out of control, and he was unable to avoid them.

The northbound lanes were closed for a time from the US 62 interchange in Lyon County to the Princeton exit while officials were working the scene.

The two were pronounced dead at the scene by the Caldwell County Coroner. Standard, though, was not injured.

No charges have been filed in the case. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.