***UPDATE***
Driver Identified
Fiery Fatal
Crash on Interstate #65 South in Clark County
An autopsy
was completed today in Clark County on the driver of the semi-tractor and
trailer that crashed and caught fire Monday evening on Interstate #65 South at
the 20 Mile Marker.
The deceased
driver has been identified as Charles W. Pilcher, 60, from Mount Morris, IL.
The autopsy was unable to determine a cause of death. Toxicology test results from the
autopsy are pending.
Clarification-The
crash happened at the 20 Mile Marker not the 19 Mile Marker as listed on
previous release.
Previous
Release is Below:
Fiery Fatal
Crash on Interstate #65 South in Clark County
Clark
County-Today at approximately 5:55 pm, troopers from the Indiana State Police
Post at Sellersburg responded to a crash involving a semi-tractor and trailer on
Interstate #65 South at the 19 Mile Marker, (closest town Henryville).
When officers
arrived they found the semi-tractor and trailer fully engulfed in fire with the
driver trapped inside. The Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department was on the
scene and extinguished the vehicle and trailer fire.
The
preliminary investigation revealed for an unknown reason the driver left the
roadway on the West side of the road. The semi-tractor and trailer then struck
a tree and caught fire . It is unknown if the driver died before, during or after the crash.
At this time,
it is unknown what caused the crash and the driver is unidentified.
The semi was
a 2012 Freightliner hauling a load of dairy products.
Interstate
#65 South at the crash site has one lane open. Drivers are urged to use
alternate routes. It is unknown how long the cleanup of the crash will last.
This
investigation is continuing.
A photo of
the crash is attached.
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Sgt. Jerry D.
Goodin
 
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