On Tuesday at approximately 2:19 p.m., Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies and Jamestown Police Officers were dispatched to the area of the 47-mile marker on Interstate 74 for a multi-vehicle accident with entrapment.
Upon initial investigation, it was determined that a semi, driven by Ardis Tucker (53 years old) of Saint Paul, IN, was traveling eastbound on I-74 in the right lane when the front driver side tire blew. The semi then collided with a white RAM ProMaster Utility Van, traveling eastbound in the left lane, driven by Jason Marshall (49 years old) of Indianapolis. Both vehicles crossed the median into the westbound lanes of travel colliding with another semi, driven by Nathaniel Adams (30 years old) of Indianapolis. The utility van rolled causing the passenger, Geneva Chesnut (39 years old) of New Castle to be entrapped in the vehicle
Jason Marshall, Geneva Chesnut, and Nathaniel Adams were transported by ambulance and Ardis Tucker was airlifted to nearby medical facilities for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Boone County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team responded to the scene to investigate. At this time, the incident is still under investigation.