Bartholomew County: This afternoon a single vehicle semi crash sent two to the hospital and caused a major traffic back up on I-65.  According to Master Trooper Jason Duncan, at approximately 12:15 this afternoon a 2013 Peterbilt semi tractor pulling a container was northbound on I-65 near the 79 mile marker when the truck lost the drivers’ side front tire causing the driver to lose control and travel off the right side of the roadway and over a steep embankment where he struck several trees and a fence.  The driver, 53 year old Stevie Mack of Louisville was able to free himself from the wreckage and climb back up to the interstate.  Witnesses and other good Samaritans stopped and assisted the passenger of the semi, 34 year old Lakisha Todd of Louisville free herself and get back up the hill.  Mack and Todd were both transported to Johnson County Hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The crash caused one lane of I-65 northbound to be shut down and at the time of this release, the right lane remains closed as crews attempt to pull the wreckage back up the embankment so the vehicle can be towed from the scene.

M/Tpr. Duncan was assisted by other troopers, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Deputies, German Township and Columbus Fire  Departments, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Department of Transportation, and 31 Wrecker Service.