ISP: Fatal crash involving wrong-way driver closes WB I-74 in Decatur County

UPDATE: Police say 66-year-old Daryl Jackson of Greensburg was killed after driving in the wrong direction for nearly five miles. Troopers were trying to catch him when the crash occurred. A driver hit by Jackson’s vehicle was flown to an Indianapolis hospital with serious injuries. Toxicology results for Jackson are pending.

NEW POINT, Ind. (WISH) — State police say a crash involving a wrong-way driver has closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 74 between Batesville and Greensburg.

Indiana State Police said the crash is fatal and involves at least two vehicles.

The crash is near mile marker 143 as you approach the Decatur/Franklin county line.

The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternate routes should be sought and the road is expected to be closed until about 10 a.m.

No other information has been released.