One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 that delayed traffic northbound and southbound near the 58 mile marker in Bartholomew County for hours.
A 2012 Freightliner semi driven by John G. Olson, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was traveling northbound on I-65 at 1:30 p.m. Thursday when for an unknown reason, he crossed the median into the southbound lanes of I-65, said Indiana State Police Master Trooper Trooper Tommy Walker.
The semi hit a southbound 2006 Toyota SUV driven by Wendy L. Crowder, 50, Veedersburg, Walker said. Olson’s semi then went back into the median before coming to a stop and Crowder stopped on the shoulder of I-65, Walker said.
Crowder was transported by Lifeline Helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with serious injuries, Walker said. Olson was not injured.
Olson’s trailer contained a load of potatoes that had shifted during the crash, Walker said. I-65 traffic was slow in both directions for nearly six hours while crews worked to offload the potatoes before the semi could be moved.
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