UPDATE: Multivehicle Crash Sends Two to Local Hospitals
Tippecanoe County-Yesterday at approximately 6:26 p.m. on I-65 southbound near the 182 mile marker (that is four miles north of the State Road 43 exit at the 178 mm), the Indiana State Police at Lafayette Post responded to a semi/car crash that sent two people to local hospitals.
An update on the condition of the passenger, Erika Watanabe, 30 years old from Lafayette has succumbed to her injuries at approximately 12:41 p.m. today. She had been taken to Franciscan St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. Her Husband, Takayuki Watanabe, 32 years old is still listed in extremely critical condition at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. Family has been notified. The investigation is continuing.
No further information will be released at this time.
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Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Lafayette District 14-Lafayette, IN
5921 Indiana 43
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-567-2125
Sergeant Kim Riley
Public Information Officer for the Lafayette Post
[email protected]
765-567-2125