WEST HARRISON, IN — Indiana State Police have identified the semi-driver who was killed in Wednesday morning’s crash at the weigh station along I-74 in West Harrison near the Indiana/Ohio state line.
63-year-old James Bristol of Jefferson City, Tennessee died when his Freightliner semi pulling a box trailer left westbound 74 for an unknown reason and crashed into the weigh station’s scale house. The unoccupied building was destroyed. Tow trucks were called to the scene to pull the semi away from the building to gain access to the driver.
Bristol was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dearborn County Coroner’s Office.
Investigators believe a medical issue may have played a role in the crash. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be factors.
An autopsy is pending, and the crash remains under investigation.
No one else was injured.
A number of area police, fire, and medical agencies responded to the scene.
