A semitrailer driver killed on Monday in a pileup crash involving four other semitrailers on Interstate 70 West near the Ohio-Indiana state line has been identified.
- The driver crashed into three semitrailers that had stopped for an unrelated crash near the Indiana-Ohio border
- The driver who crashed into the lane of stopped traffic was traveling around 70 mph.
- Theodore A. Stocker, 41, of Cherryville, Missouri, died at the scene, according to the highway partol
Two additional semi drivers in the crash suffered serious injuries and were taken by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital. Those drivers were identified as Christopher Baker, 56, of Canal Winchester, Ohio; and Eric Rose, 36, of O’Leary, Canada.
A fourth driver, Luis Cefpedes, 36, of Florida, was uninjured, according to Sgt. Frank Simmons with OSHP.
Emergency crews were dispatched around 6 p.m. Monday.
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Westbound I-70 was closed for several hours as crews cleared debris. The highway reopened around 2:49 a.m. on Tuesday.
Simmons described the crash as uncommon and advised drivers to remain aware of the distance between vehicles.
"Pay attention, check your speeds and leave enough distance between you and the vehicle in front of you at all times," Simmons said.
Farther west, also on I-70 near Richmond, traffic was slowed because of a tanker rollover near Indiana 227.
