A tanker truck carrying 4,000 gallons of jet fuel overturned on the Interstate 70 ramp near Interstate 465 at about 2 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 20, causing a huge fire and tying up traffic in and near Indianapolis.
Indiana State Police report the truck driver was pulled out of the cab by three good Samaritans and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Officials shut down I-70 and I-465 on the eastside in both directions.
Indiana DOT officials inspected the bridge to see what kind of damage may have been done. No details were made available.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
UPDATE: The truck driver whose tanker loaded with 4,000 gallons of jet fuel when it crashed in Indianapolis several weeks ago has died.
Jeffrey “Duke” Denman, 59, of Brownsburg, Indiana died Saturday, March 7, at the Richard Banks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health, in Indianapolis.
Denman’s truck overturned on the Interstate 70 ramp near Interstate 465 at about 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, causing a fire that shut down traffic for several hours. He was driving for Jet Star, which is located in Zionsville, Indiana.
Passing motorists, including a woman who had given birth just two days earlier, stopped to help Denman, who was engulfed in flames.
