GRANT CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that one person was killed in a crash in Grant County on Thursday.
Traffic on I-69 northbound came to a standstill around 9:30 a.m. when a semitrailer, a cargo van, and a minivan, driven by 61-year-old Darren Davis of Indianapolis, crashed close to the 269-mile-marker. ISP says that Davis died in the crash.
According to ISP, Davis’ minivan rear-ended the cargo van for an unknown reason. The impact pushed that van into a semi.
Davis was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the two other vehicles were taken to a hospital for minor injuries, ISP said.
ISP released the following:
On April 25, 2024, at approximately 9:35 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, and the Van Buren Police Department responded to an injury-involved crash on I-69 northbound near the 269 mile-marker in which an Indianapolis, IN, man died.
The preliminary crash investigation by Master Trooper AJ Coffee revealed that Darren T. Davis, 61, Indianapolis, IN, was driving a 2009 Chrysler minivan traveling northbound on I-69, approaching the 269 mile-marker. For an undetermined reason, the Chrysler rear-ended a 2022 Chevrolet Express van driven by Michael R. Cavacini, 49, Indianapolis, IN. This collision caused the Chevrolet to rear-end a 2021 Freightliner Semi driven by Tondra L. Pace, 27, Rome, GA.
Davis was pronounced deceased at the crash scene by emergency medical personnel. Cavacini and Pace were transported via ambulance to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Indiana State Police Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement and Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Team members responded to assist with the investigation. At this time, neither the consumption of alcoholic beverages nor narcotics are suspected of contributing to this crash. Notification to the family of the deceased has been made.
The information above is preliminary; the investigation is ongoing, and there is no further information to release at this time.
Master Trooper Coffee was assisted by Trooper Dustin Rutledge, Master Trooper Todd Trottier, Master Trooper Aaron Schaal, Sergeant Steven Glass, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the Van Buren Police Department, the Van Buren Volunteer Fire Department, Grant County EMS, Marion Health, Parkview EMS, Grant County EMA, Grant County Coroner’s Office, and Losure’s Towing.
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