A North Carolina man has been identified as the person killed Friday in a crash on Interstate 65 involving seven vehicles, including two tractor-trailers.

According to the Kentucky State Police, a 2006 Chevrolet Impala driven by Lashawn A. McRae, 33, of Winston-Salem, N.C., crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer driven by Michael B. Sherman of Dayton, Ohio at 2:03 p.m. Friday.

The tractor-trailer was stopped in the left northbound lane of I-65 near the 51-mile marker in Barren County due to a separate collision that blocked both lanes ahead.

McRae was pronounced dead at the scene by the Barren County Coroner’s Office.

In addition to McRae’s car, a 2001 Honda Accord driven by Sheila Quinn of Greenfield, Ohio, and carrying Sarah Quinn struck the back of the tractor-trailer.

Quinn’s car was struck by a 2009 Lexus LS460 driven by Christopher Bussert of Decatur, Ga., and carrying Margaret Bussert. The Lexus was attempting to shift into the right lane in order to avoid the collision, according to the KSP, and in the process also sideswiped a 2008 Ford Fusion in the right lane driven by John Schuitema of Port Charlotte, Fla., which was carrying Gilbert Schuitema and Marilyn Schuitema.

Also, a tractor-trailer driven in the right lane by Larry J. Allen of Ridgeville, Ind., struck a 2008 Kia Sorento traveling in the right lane behind the Schuitemas and driven by Anthony Seiber, of Memphis, and carrying Angela Seiber, Demaya Spencer, Remell Watson and Opal Williams.

Sarah Quinn was transported to The Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries, and Anthony Seiber and three passengers in his vehicle were taken to T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow for possible injuries.

Heavy rainfall and limited visibility affected drivers on I-65 at the time of the collision, according to state police.

Accident — A two-car collision Sunday at Ky. 526 and Ky. 1320 resulted in injuries to five people.

According to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Heather Skaggs, 33, of Smiths Grove, was attempted to make a left turn onto Ky. 526 when she collided with a vehicle driven by Allen D. Simpson, 20, of Bowling Green at 10:16 a.m. Sunday. Also injured in the collision were Kelsey Van Zant, 20, of Shepherdsville, a 5-year-old child and a 1-month-old baby.

All five were transported to The Medical Center for treatment. Alcohol was not a factor in the collision, according to the sheriff’s office.

Arrest — Fransisco Vargas-Cardenas, 30, 1919 Kay Ave., was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Sunday and charged with tampering with physical evidence and receiving stolen property valued at less than $10,000.

According to a Bowling Green Police Department arrest report, Vargas-Cardenas admitted to driving a Dodge Durango that was seen hitting the back of a vehicle at Edgewood Avenue and South Park Drive and leaving the scene of the accident.

Witnesses told police that Vargas-Cardenas took the victim’s rear bumper at the scene and placed it in his vehicle, where police recovered the bumper.

Vargas-Cardena remains in Warren County Regional Jail under a $5,000 bond.

Arrests — Roderick Dale Hatchett, 48, of Glasgow, and Purnella Hodges, 33, of Hardyville, were arrested Friday in Louisville in connection with a June 9 robbery of Walmart in Glasgow.

The Glasgow Police Department said it received tips through South Central Kentucky Crime Stoppers, where surveillance video from the store was posted online, allegedly connecting the pair to the robbery.

Hatchett and Hodges were placed in Jefferson County Jail, and the pair are being investigated by the state police on allegations of check forgery, according to Glasgow police.