Crash on I-65 sends FL resident to the hospital

A Thursday afternoon crash on I-65 tied up traffic in Bartholomew County.

The Bartholomew County Shriff’s Department says that, at approximately 12:37 p.m., a vehicle traveling northbound on I-65 went off the east side of the road, near the 76 mile marker, striking the guard

Photo courtesy of the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department
Photo courtesy of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department

rail. Authorities say that the vehicle then traveled to the west side of I-65 striking a concrete bridge barrier. The vehicle, driven by Timothy Burley, 56, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, came to a stop against the cable barrier in the median.

When first responders reached Burley, he was disoriented and confused, says the Sheriff’s Department. They add that Burley did not realize that he had been in an accident. As a precaution, say authorities, Burley was flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

The Sheriff’s Department says that there was no indication that impaired driving contributed to the crash, which remains under investigation.