At approximately 6:43 p.m. Wednesday, Lebanon Police Officers were dispatched to the 140mm northbound exit ramp of I-65 on a report of a two vehicle crash with injury. This accident was witnessed and reported by off-duty Lebanon Police Assistant Chief Amy Dickerson.
Officers arrived on scene to find a black Chevy Tahoe driven by Anthony Holifield, 36, of Indianapolis had crashed into the back of a stationary semi tractor-trailer stopped at a red light at the top of the exit ramp, driven by Zakarya Dahmane, 35, of Indianapolis.
Holifield was entrapped in his vehicle when officers arrived on scene and was unresponsive. Officers and Lebanon Fire personnel worked to extricate Anthony, but he succumbed to his injuries, and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Metropolitan FACT Team, consisting of officers and investigators from the Lebanon Police Department and Whitestown Police Department, were requested to investigate the crash. The investigation is still ongoing.