LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 49-year-old audio engineer from Arizona died Wednesday afternoon at UofL Hospital, days after a serious crash on I-264.
H. Bromislau “HB” Abels was severely injured in the accident, which occurred around 1 p.m. on Friday near mile marker 13.1. According to LMPD, the vehicle Abels was traveling in stopped due to heavy traffic when it was rear-ended by another vehicle.
Abels was seated in the back of the car at the time of the collision. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office reported that he succumbed to blunt force trauma from the incident. His death has been ruled accidental.
Abels was in Louisville to serve as the front-of-house audio engineer for the band Soil during the Louder Than Life festival.