SEYMOUR — Three people died when multiple vehicles collided in a construction zone near the 54 mile marker in the southbound lanes of I-65 at about 10 a.m. Wednesday. The three victims were in two separate vehicles.
Indiana State Police said the initial investigation by Trooper Matt Holley, of the Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team, indicated that I-65 southbound was slow in the area due to a highway maintenance crew performing repairs to the southbound lanes.
A 2015 Freightliner hauling a box trailer, being driven by Cameron R. Haskett, 28, Halethrope, Maryland had slowed in the left lane due to the slowed traffic. A 2009 GMC Sierra being driven by John W. Mumma, 67, Philo, Illinois had slowed behind Haskett’s vehicle. A recreational vehicle (motorhome) being driven by Glenn E. Cardelli, 57, Minocqua, Wisconsin had slowed behind Mumma’s vehicle.
A tractor trailer (unknown year/make), being driven by Roger E. Woody, 46, Mooresboro, North Carolina was traveling in the left lane, approaching the, state police said. His vehicle collided with the rear of Cardelli’s vehicle, causing a chain reaction, pushing Cardelli’s RV into the back of Mumma’s vehicle. Mumma’s vehicle was then pushed into the rear of Haskett’s trailer. Woody’s vehicle also collided with a tractor trailer (unknown year/make) being driven by Anatoliy M. Petrov, 43, Park Ridge, Illinois that was traveling in the right lane of I-65 southbound.
As a result of the collision, Glenn Cardelli, his wife Kathryn L. Cardelli, age 57, Minocqua, Wisconsin, and John Mumma were all killed in the crash. None of the other individuals involved in the accident were injured.
Due to the crash, the vehicles caught fire in the middle of the southbound lanes of I-65. The southbound lanes of I-65 were closed near the 54 mile marker for approximately 11 hours for crash investigation and cleanup. During the cleanup, traffic was detoured off of I-65 at exit 64 to State Road 11 and US 31.
The Mumma and Cardelli families have been notified.
The crash remains under investigation. Toxicology results are pending at this time.
The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Seymour Police Department, Seymour Fire Department, Jackson-Washington Township Fire Department, Hamilton Township Fire Department, Redding Township Fire Department, Jackson County EMS, Jackson County Coroner’s Office, and 31 Wrecker Service.
