MARION COUNTY, Ind. – A four-vehicle accident on I-465 has claimed the life of a Johnson County man. Emergency crews responded Friday at about 4:30 p.m. to southbound I-465, near I-70, on the east side of Indianapolis.
First responders found a heavily damaged SUV with two occupants entrapped inside. The male driver and female passenger were both extricated. Despite life-saving efforts, Marc Kellams, 73, of Bargersville, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The woman passenger in his vehicle and a passenger in a box truck involved in the crash were transported to area hospitals with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
A preliminary investigation by the Indiana State Police indicates traffic had stopped in the southbound lanes on I-465, just south of I-70, near the 43-mile marker. The driver of a box truck did not slow and struck the rear of the SUV at highway speeds, causing a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles.
The driver of the box truck was tested for impairment, however, at this time neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected to be a factor in the accident.
Three lanes of southbound I-465 were closed for four hours for crash investigation and cleanup.