Indianapolis, IN
Tennessee man killed in fiery crash on I-65 in Indianapolis hitting back of stopped semi-truck
INDIANAPOLIS — A person from Tennessee was killed in a fiery crash Saturday on Interstate 65 southbound in downtown Indianapolis after he crashed into the again of a semi-truck stopped in site visitors.
The motive force, Eduard Chekhun, 28, of Sevierville, Tennessee, was trapped within the automotive that caught fireplace “instantly,” Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine mentioned in a press launch. Efforts by troopers and bystanders to assist him have been unsuccessful because of the injury of the car and the depth of the hearth.
Based on a preliminary investigation, Chekhun was touring at a excessive fee of velocity when he came across the stopped site visitors, Perrine mentioned in a press launch. He struck the again of a semi-tractor trailer stopped in site visitors attributable to congest site visitors forward.
The motive force of the semi-truck, who hasn’t been recognized, was not injured, Perrine mentioned.
Investigators are ready for take a look at outcomes to find out if alcohol performed a task within the crash, Perrine mentioned.