A Franklin man died Thursday evening when his car ran into the back of a parked semi on Interstate 70 in Indianapolis, police say.
Randall Wilson, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to an Indiana State Police news release.
The crash occurred about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, when crews were called to the scene on I-70 westbound at the 77.7 mile marker, near Harding Street, according to the news release.
When first responders arrived they found a heavily damaged Hyundai Sonata underneath the rear end of a semi trailer on the right shoulder. Wilson was entrapped in the wreckage, unconscious and unresponsive, the news release said.
Investigators suspect the semi driver pulled over to the shoulder and stopped due to possible mechanical issues. The semi was stopped on the right shoulder when Wilson drove onto the shoulder for unknown reasons and hit the back of the semi trailer, according to the news release.
The semi-truck driver was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, the news release said.
The right two lanes of I-70 were closed for four hours while the crash was investigated and the wreckage was removed, according to the news release.
The investigation is ongoing, state police said.
