One Seriously Injured In U.S. 30 Crash
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Siara [email protected]
Emergency responders were dispatched to the crash between a pickup truck and a semi tractor trailer on U.S. 30 at CR 150W shortly after 1 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found a red 2002 Ford Ranger pickup partially under the rear of an eastbound semi trailer belonging to CDN Logistics Inc.
Emergency personnel worked to extricate the driver of the pickup, an unidentified man who was seriously injured and unresponsive. Lutheran Air Ambulance landed in the westbound lanes of U.S. 30 and flew the driver to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
The driver of the semi tractor, Gennadiy Trushov, 47, of Port Matilda, Pa., was not injured. Trushov told police that he was stopped behind a line of traffic at a red traffic signal when he felt the impact to the rear of his trailer. Preliminary investigation indicates that the pickup truck did not brake before impact and struck the rear of the semi at highway speeds.
The eastbound lanes of U.S. 30 were closed for about an hour and a half while crews freed the driver, investigated the crash and cleaned up the scene. The westbound lanes of U.S. 30 were closed for approximately 15 minutes as the helicopter landed at the scene.
As part of the investigation, the semi driver was transported by police to Kosciusko Community Hospital for a blood draw. Police say the identity of the pickup driver is unknown at this time and they are not able to provide an update on his condition.
Warsaw Police were assisted at the scene by Kosciusko FACT, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Indiana State Police, Multi-Township EMS, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, Indiana Department of Transportation, Reichert-Knepp Towing and Crouse Towing.[[In-content Ad]]
Emergency responders were dispatched to the crash between a pickup truck and a semi tractor trailer on U.S. 30 at CR 150W shortly after 1 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found a red 2002 Ford Ranger pickup partially under the rear of an eastbound semi trailer belonging to CDN Logistics Inc.
Emergency personnel worked to extricate the driver of the pickup, an unidentified man who was seriously injured and unresponsive. Lutheran Air Ambulance landed in the westbound lanes of U.S. 30 and flew the driver to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
The driver of the semi tractor, Gennadiy Trushov, 47, of Port Matilda, Pa., was not injured. Trushov told police that he was stopped behind a line of traffic at a red traffic signal when he felt the impact to the rear of his trailer. Preliminary investigation indicates that the pickup truck did not brake before impact and struck the rear of the semi at highway speeds.
The eastbound lanes of U.S. 30 were closed for about an hour and a half while crews freed the driver, investigated the crash and cleaned up the scene. The westbound lanes of U.S. 30 were closed for approximately 15 minutes as the helicopter landed at the scene.
As part of the investigation, the semi driver was transported by police to Kosciusko Community Hospital for a blood draw. Police say the identity of the pickup driver is unknown at this time and they are not able to provide an update on his condition.
Warsaw Police were assisted at the scene by Kosciusko FACT, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Indiana State Police, Multi-Township EMS, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, Indiana Department of Transportation, Reichert-Knepp Towing and Crouse Towing.[[In-content Ad]]
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