LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY — Kentucky State Police are asking the public to help locate a New York truck driver who has been indicted on three counts of reckless homicide nearly a year after his semi-truck failed to slow for a construction zone on Interstate 24, triggering a chain-reaction crash that killed a grandmother and her two young grandchildren — one of whom was only 6 years old.
Mansur Kholikov, of Brooklyn, New York, has an active arrest warrant following a Livingston County grand jury indictment handed down on May 15, 2026. A KSP Post 1 detective presented the case to the grand jury on April 1.
The Crash
On July 29, 2024, Kholikov was driving a semi-truck westbound on I-24 near the 32-mile marker in Livingston County when traffic began slowing for a bridge construction zone that had been reduced to one lane. For reasons still under investigation, Kholikov’s semi did not slow down. The truck struck multiple vehicles, triggering secondary collisions involving at least five other vehicles.
When first responders arrived, one vehicle was completely engulfed in flames. Inside were 68-year-old Saundra Dodd of Evansville, Indiana, and her grandchildren — 6-year-old Tallulah Dodd and 8-year-old Pele Doerter. All three died at the scene. Two other people from separate vehicles were airlifted to out-of-state hospitals. Several additional victims were transported to local hospitals. Kholikov reported no injuries.
Where to Call
Anyone with information about Kholikov’s whereabouts is asked to contact Kentucky State Police Post 1 at 270-856-3721 or submit a tip through the KSP website at kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/tip.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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