AUBURN, Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that a medical emergency caused a crash on I-69 Saturday morning.
Police say he was driving northbound on I-69 near mile marker 327 when his truck veered into a cable median.
According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, the driver was identified as 27-year-old Jared Mertz of Columbia City. Mertz was driving his 1993 Ford F-150 pick-up when he began to experience the medical episode.
The truck then veered off the road and struck a cable barrier. The truck did not stop for another 150 yards.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that bystanders at the scene first reported Mertz’s vehicle as it began to smoke and catch on fire in the front of the truck. A witness approached the driver’s side door to find Mertz suffering from a seizure.
Mertz was taken to a local hospital for treatment. His current condition is unknown.
