A five-vehicle crash that shut down I-65 during the Monday afternoon rush hour is being blamed on distracted driving. Indiana State Police believe a Dodge Grand Caravan was heading south on I-65, just past 61st Avenue, when the driver apparently didn't notice that traffic had slowed down in front of him, causing a chain reaction crash.
One driver had to be extricated from a Chevy Malibu and airlifted to the University of Chicago. The driver of a Ford Fusion and three children in the Grand Caravan were taken to hospitals by ambulance.
Police do not believe drugs and alcohol were factors in the crash. Southbound traffic was disrupted for hours during cleanup, while the northbound lanes were briefly closed to land the helicopter.
