Driver dies after being ejected during crash on I-70 in Wayne County

A driver died after being ejected during a single-vehicle crash in Wayne County early Thursday morning.

The crash happened on I-70 eastbound around 4:25 a.m. about ten miles west of Centerville. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, a 1996 Dodge Ram veered off the road, continued through a ditch and hit a hump or ridge, causing the pickup truck to flip over several times.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle before it came to a stop. Deputies found the driver lying partially in the road; the individual was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash temporarily closed all eastbound lanes, although the left lane reopened to traffic around 5:40 a.m. The right lane remained closed as of 9 a.m., but the sheriff’s office estimated the interstate would reopen soon. INDOT indicated the interstate fully reopened around 10:40 a.m.

The crash remains under investigation.

Wayne County Dispatch, Indiana State Police, the Wayne County Coroner’s Office, the Cambridge City Fire Department and the Cambridge City Police Department assisted with the response