Officials have identified the young man killed early this morning in a fiery scene on a heavily traveled stretch of I-75 in Lexington.
The coroner’s office has identified the victim as 22-year-old Michael McCall, from Cynthiana in Harrison County.
The wreck happened along I-75 near the Athens-Boonesboro Road exit. Traffic was down to one lane for several hours as crews worked to piece it all together.
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Around 2 a.m. Wednesday this a pickup became wedged underneath the trailer of a semi, that police say was stopped on the side of the interstate. The pickup burst into flames, killing the driver from Cynthiana, 22-year-old Michael McCall.
“Everybody loved him. Always smiling. Full of life,” said Michael McCall, the victim’s father.
McCall’s father, who is also named Michael, is on his way back from out of state. He says his son, known to others as “Todd,” loved helping kids in and the 22-year-old also loved sports.
He describes his boy as a selfless person who went to church every Sunday and put everyone else’s needs before his own.
“A good hearted person. He had a great heart and would do anything for anybody. He never tried to be anybody he wasn’t. He was a magnet for friends,” McCall says.
The elder McCall says he believes his son was on his way back to Harrison County from a friend’s house, when the wreck happened, but as for a cause, McCalls’ family hopes they’ll know sooner rather than later.
The investigation continues to determine what caused McCall to lose control of his vehicle.
