A Florida man traveling north on Interstate 65 left the roadway and crashed near the exit for the outlet mall in Edinburgh.
At about 12:37 p.m. Thursday, a truck driven by Timothy Burley, 56, Fort Walton Beach, left the roadway for an unknown reason, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Caitlyn Gross said.
Burley went off the east side of the roadway and struck a guardrail, then traveled to the west side of I-65 and struck a concrete bridge barrier before coming to a stop against the cable barrier in the median, she said.
When first responders made contact with Burley, he was disoriented and confused, and did not realize he had been in an accident, Gross said. He was flown to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis as a precaution, she said.
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Burley was listed in stable condition late Thursday afternoon at Methodist, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The investigation showed no indication that impaired driving contributed to the accident, Gross said.
The accident and ensuing cleanup caused the closure of the northbound lane of I-65 for about 25 minutes.
The accident is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Department.
