JACKSON COUNTY, IN — Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post investigated a crash on I-65 Southbound near Seymour late Sunday night that claimed the life of an Indianapolis woman.
The initial investigation by troopers with the Indiana State Police-Versailles District Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that a 2003 Toyota passenger car driven by 35-year-old Erika J. Jimenez of Indianapolis was southbound on I-65 near the 51-mile marker, just north of the Seymour exit.
Investigators believe that Jimenez’s vehicle became disabled and came to rest in the right driving lane of southbound I-65.
The investigation determined that Jimenez exited her vehicle and was standing near it when it was struck by a southbound 2018 Dodge Box Truck driven by 61-year-old Lenny Gorelik of Kennesaw, Georgia.
Jimenez was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jackson County Coroner’s Office.
Gorelik was not injured in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
Traffic on I-65 Southbound near Seymour was affected for nearly five hours for crash investigation and cleanup.
ISP was assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County EMS, Redding Township Fire Department, and the Jackson County Coroner’s Office.
