Passenger car rammed rear of parked semitrailer on I-65
Vehicle strikes parked semi on I-65, driver extricated by Gary Fire Dept
Contributed By:The 411 News
Griffith woman faces serious life threatening injuries
The Indiana State Police suspect alcohol may be involved when a driver struck a parked semitrailer on I-65.
ISP responded to the crash at approximately 1:00am Friday.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Kevin Council shows that a 2019 Freightliner semi-tractor trailer was parked on the right shoulder of the ramp. For unknown reasons, a blue 2001 Pontiac Grand Am left the roadway and struck the rear of the tractor trailer.
The driver of the Pontiac Grand Am was found entrapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated from the vehicle by the Gary Fire Department. Stephanie K. Sanders, 25, from Griffith, IN, was transported by Gary EMS to Methodist Northlake Hospital before being flown to the University of Chicago for treatment of serious life-threatening injuries.
Evidence at the crash scene led troopers to suspect that alcohol/drugs may have been a factor in this crash.
The right lane of the ramp was closed for approximately 3 hours during the crash investigation. WAFFCO Towing also assisted at the scene.
Story Posted:09/17/2021
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