- Sunday May 31st, 2015 :: 04:18 p.m. EDT
Indiana State Police Investigate Wrong Way Fatal Crash on I-70
Indiana State Police Investigate Wrong Way Fatal Crash on I-70
Morgan Co., Two people are recovering in local hospital’s and one person is dead after a crash on I-70 late last night in Morgan County.
Late last night at approximately 11:06 p.m., Indiana State Police troopers were dispatched to I-70 WB at the 55mm (approximately four miles west of SR 39) on the report of a personal injury crash involving a vehicle traveling the wrong way.
Preliminary investigation reveled that a 2005 Chevrolet Impala operated by Christopher Sweet, 35, of Mooresville IN, was traveling EB in the WB lanes of I-70. The Impala ran head on into a WB 2007 Freightliner semi-tractor trailer being operated by Sahal Jama, 27, of Columbus Ohio. The Impala erupted in flames and Sweet was pulled from the wreckage by Good Samaritans. Life saving measures were attempted on Sweet, however he was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Morgan County Coroner’s Office. Jama was transported to Methodist Hospital and his passenger, Mohamed Ali, 37, also of Columbus Ohio, was transported to Eskenazi Hospital. Both were in critical condition.
WB lanes of I-70 were closed and traffic diverted to SR 39 while the crash was investigated and wreckage cleared.
Troopers do not know at this time why Sweet was operating in the wrong lanes and the investigation is continuing.
Investigating Officer’s: Trooper Shaun Rawlins and Sergeant David Cox, Indiana State Police
Assisting Agencies: Curtis Towing, Indiana Department of Transportation, Monroe Township Fire Department, Morgan County Coroner’s Office, Morgan County Sheriff’s Department.
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Rich Myers
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