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Brief I-65 Pursuit in Clarksville Ends in Crash as ISP Trooper’s Vehicle Overturns

Police say the driver fled on foot after the crash.

Overview

  • Indiana State Police say the pursuit began after a traffic stop on I-65 in Clarksville and lasted about a quarter mile near Veterans Parkway.
  • The fleeing driver struck another vehicle, which then hit a trooper’s car and caused it to overturn onto its side.
  • Police report the driver ran from the scene, while a passenger from the suspect’s vehicle was taken into custody and hospitalized for injuries.
  • Two children in the vehicle hit by the suspect were taken to a hospital for evaluation, and the trooper was transported as a precaution, with no major injuries reported.
  • INDOT said the two left northbound lanes between Veterans Parkway and Progress Way were blocked and southbound traffic slowed, and ISP has opened an investigation.