Indianapolis, Indiana —Two separate fatal crashes occurred Friday evening in Indiana. Troopers from Indiana State Police (ISP) are investigating.
Around 5:45 p.m. the first crash happened on I-65 Northbound near the 120.5-mile marker. Preliminary investigation by Indiana State Police Crash Reconstructionists determined a black Lexus was traveling at a high speed before colliding with another black passenger car.
The Lexus went off the road after the collision, rolled several times, and ended up in a wooded area.
According to a witness that was the first one on the scene, he located a male driver who was unconscious and unresponsive. Later, he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Indianapolis Fire Department and EMS. Investigators don’t believe that roadway conditions were a factor.
Around 11:28 p.m., the second crash occurred at approximately on I-465 Eastbound near Emerson Avenue. Emergency responders arrived on the scene to a vehicle stuck under the rear end of a semi and the vehicle was smoking. When firefighters arrived, the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
Preliminary investigation by Indiana State Police Crash Reconstructionists determined the semi had mechanical issues and pulled over to respond. The driver of an eastbound car ran off the road for reasons unknown and struck the rear end of the trailer which was stationary at the time. Investigators do not believe roadway surface condition was a factor in this crash. IFD extracted the human remains of an adult driver from the vehicle.
