STEUBEN COUNTY, IN (WTVB) – The Indiana State Police Toll Road Post is investigating a crash that occurred Friday night on the eastbound side of the Indiana Toll Road in Steuben County involving a pedestrian struck and seriously injured by a semi-tanker.
Troopers say it happened at about 6:30 p.m. at the 147.8 mile marker. They identified the pedestrian as 22-year- old Jack Holdren of Williamsburg, Virginia. Although suffering from multiple serious injuries, Steuben County EMS personnel reported Holdren to be “alert and conscious”. He was transported to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
The semi was driven 64-year-old Leonard Murphy of Polk, Ohio.Murphy was not injured. He was, however, transported to Cameron Hospital in Angola for a chemical test as a requirement of the investigation for drivers involved in crash involving serious bodily injury.
A preliminary investigation revealed that prior to the crash, Holdren had been traveling eastbound on the Toll Road when he experienced a flat tire on his passenger car. While changing the flat, Holdren’s dog got out of the car and walked out into the road. Holdren ran out into the road to grab his dog and was struck by Murphy’s semi-tractor.
The dog was not injured. When troopers arrived they found the dog back inside the car. Bill’s Professional Towing was responsible for towing Holdren’s car from scene, transported the dog to the Community Humane Shelter of Steuben County.
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