BLOOMINGTON — One person was killed in a crash involving a semi south of Bloomington Tuesday morning.
Just after 6 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the 111 mile-marker of Interstate 69 southbound, near U.S. 37, after a report of a car and semi accident. The semi was hauling liquid asphalt.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.
A witness, who was also traveling south in the fast lane on I-69 told deputies he witnessed three deer jump into the roadway and cause the victim’s car to crash. The semi-driver said the passenger car was sideways in the road without lights on when he approached, and he was unable to stop, striking the vehicle.
Indiana State Police crash investigators responded to the scene. The Monroe County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s identity and determine the exact cause of death.
All southbound lanes of I-69 were closed for several hours while police investigated the crash Tuesday morning.
