4-VEHICLE CRASH,
INCLUDING A SEMI-TRUCK ON WB I-80/94 NEAR INDIANAPOLIS BLVD. SNARLS TRAFFIC IN
HAMMOND, INDIANA. UNSAFE LANE MOVEMENT
BY THE DRIVER OF A NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED THE ACCIDENT.
Photo: Indiana State Police
Updated 52 mins ago
HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) --
A four-vehicle crash snarled traffic on westbound
I-80/94 near Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond, Ind., Monday morning. One
person suffered non-life threatening injuries in the accident.
Indiana State Police said a 1999 Nissan Pathfinder spun
out of control around 5:30 a.m. shortly after the driver entered the westbound
Borman Expressway from Indianapolis Boulevard and tried to move into the middle
right lane.
The driver of a semi truck owned by North Carolina's
Sharp Transit in the middle right lane tried to avoid the Pathfinder, police
said, but the semi hit the SUV and forced it into the left lanes.
The driver of a 2008 Nissan Altima in the left lane also
struck the Pathfinder after trying to avoid it, police said. A 2009 Dodge
Avenger struck the Altima when the driver was unable to stop. The driver of the
Altima was taken to Munster Community Hospital with non-life threatening
injuries.
All westbound lanes of I-80/94 were closed at
Indianapolis Boulevard for about an hour while emergency crews cleared the
scene. Westbound traffic backed up for more than four miles during the morning
commute.
The driver of the Pathfinder was cited for unsafe lane
movement and expired license plates