The Louisville Metro Police Department is reeling after the death of veteran Officer Zachary Cottongim, who was hit by a driver on Interstate 64 Saturday morning.
Cottongim, 29, who was with the department for seven years, was on foot tending to an abandoned vehicle around 10 a.m. when he was hit by a westbound driver who had lost control of their vehicle, LMPD spokeswoman Officer Elizabeth Ruoff told the Courier Journal .