Cloverdale,IN :Sudden lane change results in I-70 collision injuring three on July, Thursday 27th 2017

A second Interstate 70 semi accident within a little more than seven hours Thursday sent three persons to an Indianapolis hospital with injuries.

Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to the collision of a pickup and tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 46-mile marker, five miles east of Cloverdale.


Both pickup and semi end up in the Interstate 70 median after an accident a few minutes after 9 p.m. Thursday near the 46-mile marker, five miles east of Cloverdale. State Police photo
Preliminary investigation revealed traffic was slowing and or stopped in the area, when a Chevrolet pickup, driven by George Best, 45, of Poland, suddenly changed from the driving lane into the passing lane. State Police said in doing so, the red pickup collided with the tractor-trailer already in the passing lane, causing both vehicles to roll over into the median.

Vehicles were reportedly slowing or stopped for back-up traffic from two earlier crashes at the 37-mile marker and 41-mile marker.

The tractor-trailer, which was hauling 27,000 pounds of air freight, was driven by Robert Lukacs, 49, of Ft. Collins, Colo. His wife (whose name and age were unavailable) was in the sleeper berth at time of crash. Both were transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after complaining of pain.




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Sudden lane change results in I-70 collision injuring three