Putnamville---From midnight to 3:30 this afternoon, Putnamville troopers responded to the following:
Property damage crashes 24
Personal Injury crashes 02 (only minor injuries)
Slide offs 04
All of these incidents were along Interstate 70 in Vigo and Clay counties with a concentration between the 0 and 7 mile markers. This seven mile stretch was the site of multiple crashes involving commercial motor vehicles and passenger cars.
In one particular crash near the six mile marker and SUV traveled over the guardrail and into a wooded area. The driver sustained a minor cut and his three year old daughter received no injuries due to her being properly restrained in a child safety seat.
Review an earlier release I sent of an ambulance rollover in Putnam County.
I-70 was down to one lane numerous times and was only closed for a very few minutes at various times to upright overturned vehicles.
Overwhelming cause of most crashes was driver’s not slowing down for the slick and hazardous Interstate.
Pictures attached
One is ISP Master Trooper Ty Lightle, Terre Haute Fire Department personnel, and the three year old girl still in car seat. Other names not available..
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