DALEVILLE, Ind. —
A local man escaped a rollover crash on Interstate 69 Thursday afternoon with minor injuries, police said.
Senior Trooper Dave Poynter of the Indiana State Police said Robert Wilson, Jr., 29, of Daleville, was driving northbound on Interstate 69 near the 31 mile-marker when he lost control of his 1998 Dodge Durango.
Poynter said Wilson reported that another driver was braking ahead of him just before the crash.
Wilson said he swerved to the right to change lanes but a tractor trailer blocked his path so he over-corrected his vehicle, flipping the Durango into the median between the northbound and southbound lanes.
Witnesses initially called police dispatch and reported that the crash took place near the 26 mile-marker, leading police to believe there were two simultaneous crashes along the interstate.
Poynter said Wilson was alert and talking to first responders at the scene and appeared to have suffered minor cuts and scratches.
Chesterfield firefighters pulled Wilson from his wrecked Durango and transported him to Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Police closed the left lane of southbound Interstate 69 near the crash to allow emergency personnel access to the scene. The lane reopened after 30 minutes, Poynter reported.
Contact Brandi Watters 640-4847, brandi.watters@heraldbulletin.com
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