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MARSHALL COUNTY - A Plymouth man suffered serious injuries Thursday morning in Marshall County after his pickup truck ran into the rear of a semi-trailer.
At approximately 9:50 a.m. Thursday, Indiana State Police Bremen Post troopers responded to a serious crash between a pickup truck and a semi near the intersection of U.S. 6 and Ind. 331, according to an ISP news release.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Jon Hart indicates a red Peterbilt semi-trailer that had been traveling east on U.S. 6 was stopped waiting for westbound traffic to clear to turn left onto the ramp to Ind. 331. While the Peterbilt was stopped, a silver 2006 GMC pickup that was also traveling east ran into the right rear of the semi-trailer. After this initial collision, the GMC skidded east for approximately 190 feet before coming to a final rest, the release states.
The driver of the GMC, Hunter Rust, 19 Plymouth, was transported by ambulance to Bremen Hospital and then flown to Memorial Hospital in South Bend by Memorial MedFlight with serious injuries.
The driver of the Peterbilt, Bryce Whelchel, 59, of Niles, Mich., was not injured in the crash.
Eastbound and westbound lanes of U.S. 6 were shut down for the crash investigation and for removal of the vehicles. Both lanes of U.S. 6 opened back up at approximately 11:50 a.m.
The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Bremen Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and Bremen Fire and EMS.
