JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. – On Monday morning, Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle crash where a semi ran off the road and overturned on I-65 Northbound in Jackson County. The driver of the semi was arrested for operating while intoxicated, and the accident left the northbound lanes of I-65 closed for roughly eight hours according to State Police.
The initial investigation shows that the driver, James Murphy, was traveling northbound on I-65 near the 51 mile marker just north of Seymour when his semi left the east side of the roadway. The truck reportedly hit a guardrail before overturning east of I-65.
ISP reported that a roadside preliminary breath test indicated that Murhpy had a .26% BAC. He was then transported to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, where toxicology reports are pending at this time.
Murphy was arrested and taken to the Jackson County Jail on charges of an OWI, and he was also cited for an open container violation, and disregarding a traffic control device.
