CLARK CO. – Early Monday morning, Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Sellersburg and Versailles Posts began investigating two separate crashes on I-65 Southbound near the 18-mile marker in northern Clark County that claimed the life of an unidentified man.
The investigation by Indiana State Police Crash Reconstructionists indicated that shortly after midnight, a maroon 2014 Ford Fusion driven by Tee’untra Moore, 31, Frankfort, Kentucky sustained a deflated tire while traveling southbound on I-65.
The vehicle continued south while traveling well below the speed limit with the hazard lights activated. Moore’s vehicle was then struck from behind by a black 2002 Honda Civic driven by an unidentified Hispanic adult male. Moore’s vehicle left the west side of the road and came to a stop. The Honda entered the median where it came to rest partially in the left lane of I-65 Southbound.
The driver of the Honda exited the vehicle and was standing next to it. The man, along with the Honda, was then struck by a black 2020 Cadillac Escalade, being driven by Martin Rodriguez, 56, of Greenwood, Indiana.
As a result of the second collision, the unidentified driver of the Honda Civic sustained fatal injuries. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Moore and Rodriguez both had multiple passengers in their vehicles. Some of the occupants in both vehicles sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
