GREENWOOD – Troopers from the Indiana State Police Indianapolis District are investigating a serious crash that occurred this morning on I-65 northbound near Greenwood. The crash was the result of a woman fleeing from police on I-65.
The incident began when a Trooper from the Indiana State Police Versailles District attempted to pull over a grey Chevrolet Equinox on I-65 northbound near the 75-mile marker for speeding and a false/fictitious license plate. The driver refused to pull over and fled away from the trooper. The trooper pursued the vehicle northbound on I-65 into Johnson County. As the suspect vehicle approached the 99-mile marker, the driver moved to the shoulder to pass traffic, struck a car, and caused a chain-reaction crash involving four vehicles.
An adult female in one of the vehicles was in critical condition. Responding troopers applied multiple tourniquets to her, and she was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. She is listed as critical but stable. Five other people were transported to area hospitals for various non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the fleeing vehicle, 25-year-old Nicole Bryant of Indianapolis, was taken into custody by police. She was later transported to the hospital via ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
I-65 northbound was closed for several hours while crash reconstructionists and detectives investigated the incident. This investigation remains active, and there is no further information to release at this time.
All suspects are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
Several agencies were assisting with this pursuit and investigation, including the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Greenwood Police Department, Greenwood Fire Department and INDOT.
