JACKSON COUNTY, IN : I-65 northbound lanes in Jackson County closed for hours after crash on Monday, 9th September 2019

Indiana State Police arrested a semi driver after a single vehicle crash which blocked the northbound lanes of I-65 in Jackson County for hours.

Troopers were sent to I-65 at 4:30 a.m. Monday after a semi driven by James M. Murphy, 56, Kentucky, ran off the road and overturned in the northbound lanes. Murphy was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, Indiana State Police spokesman.

The northbound lanes of I-65 remained closed for approximately eight hours for crash investigation and cleanup.The initial investigation by Trooper James Herbert indicated Murphy’s 2009 Volvo semi pulling an enclosed trailer was traveling northbound on I-65 near the 51.5 mile marker, just north of Seymour. The vehicle left the east side of the roadway before striking a guardrail and overturning off the east side of I-65.

During the initial investigation, Herbert observed that Murphy had been drinking alcohol and he showed signs of being intoxicated, Wheeles said. A roadside preliminary breath test indicated Murphy had a .26% BAC. Murphy was transported to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, where a search warrant was served to obtain a blood sample from him. The toxicology results are pending.

Murphy was arrested and transported to the Jackson County Jail on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of 15% or greater, Wheeles said.

Murphy was also cited for an open container violation and disregarding a traffic control device, Wheeles said. Neither Murphy nor an adult female passenger in the vehicle were injured in the crash.


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