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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News PUTNAM COUNTY-- Three people were injured when a pick-up truck crashed into a semi-truck on Interstate 70 in Putnam County last night, causing both vehicles to rollover. According to the report, the three victims injured in the crash, include:
Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts said Best suddenly changed from the driving lane into the passing lane, causing the collision. "In doing so, the red pick-up collided with the tractor-trailer already in the passing lane, causing both vehicles to rollover into the median. Traffic was slowing or stopped for back-up traffic from two earlier crashes at the 37 mile marker and 41 mile marker," Watts said. Emergency crews responded to the pick-up versus tractor-trailer, hauling 27,000 pounds of air freight, in the westbound lanes of I-70, near the 46 mile marker, just after 9 p.m. Cloverdale Fire/Rescue, Putnam County Operation Life assisted ISP at the scene.
By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News PUTNAM COUNTY -- A northern Indiana man was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after falling asleep while driving his semi-truck on Interstate 70 in Putnam County this afternoon. Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts said the truck rolled over after William R. Jones, 59, of Jonesboro, apparently fell asleep at the wheel while he was eastbound in the tractor-trailer, hauling dry goods. The victim was transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of chest and internal pain suffered in the crash. ISP and Putnam County emergency crews responded to the rollover crash near the 37.5 mile marker just after 1:45 p.m. "He lost control and traveled north across the median, across the westbound lanes, and eventually rolled over after striking trees on the north side of I-70. Information gathered at the scene led investigators to believe Jones may have fallen asleep causing the crash," Watts said. Traffic was disrupted in the area until around 6:30 p.m, while crews worked the scene. Putnam County Operation Life and Cloverdale Fire/Rescue assisted at the scene. |
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