BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — A semi-truck struck and killed an Indianapolis man on I-65 in Bartholomew County Wednesday evening.
According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office, Cordell Jackson, Jr., 39, was killed as he ran into oncoming traffic shortly before 9:30 p.m. near the Edinburgh exit.
Deputies responded to a crash on the southbound side of I-65 just after 9:20 p.m. and were told by dispatchers that one of the people involved in the crash had stolen a vehicle from somebody who had stopped at the crash scene and drove away.
The stolen car was found about a half mile south of the crash scene. It had also been involved in a crash when a deputy found it.
Investigators say Jackson climbed out of the stolen vehicle and crossed the median to the northbound side of I-65 before he was struck and killed.
The driver of the semi was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for a blood draw, which is standard procedure in a fatal crash. Police said he is not suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
A State Police accident reconstructionist assisted at the scene.
The sheriff's office is still investigating.
