VIGO COUNTY — A Crawfordsville man was hospitalized Thursday morning following a crash in Vigo County.
The Indiana State Police Troopers from the Putnamville Post responded at 8:40 a.m. to a report of an accident involving a semi tractor-trailer and two other vehicles on Interstate 70 near the eastbound 16 mile-marker.
The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Brad Fyfe revealed that Corey R. Yund, 34, of Crawfordsville was driving a 2020 Ford truck westbound on Interstate 70 and suddenly reduced his speed near the 16-mile marker to make an illegal U-turn at the interstate turnaround. This is when Tyler A. Nusbaumer, 21, of Indianapolis, driving a 2017 Dodge truck, struck the rear of Yund’s vehicle.
This collision forced Yund’s truck to travel south into the median then into the eastbound driving lane of Interstate 70. Yund was then struck by a 2021 Freightliner semi tractor-trailer being driven by Haiguang Zhong, 42, of Rosemead, Calif. This collision forced Yund’s truck back into the median, where it eventually stopped, facing east. Zhong’s tractor-trailer traveled off the south side of Interstate 70 coming to a stop.
Upon the arrival of the first responders, Yund was extracted from the vehicle and transported by ambulance to a local hospital, for further medical care. There were no other injuries reported.
Trooper Fyfe was assisted at the crash scene by several troopers of the Putnamville Post, Riley Fire Department, Trans Care and Edington’s Wrecker Service
Yund was cited for making an illegal U-turn.
