Elderly driver dies in I-70 RV crash

TERRE HAUTE -- A one-vehicle accident in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the two-mile marker Monday morning resulted in fatal injuries to an elderly driver.

Preliminary investigation revealed a 2006 RV was eastbound on I-70 near the 2 mm, when the RV suddenly left the roadway on the south side and struck a guardrail. During the impact, the driver was ejected through the front windshield and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The victim was identified as 77-year-old Richard D. Harris of Herrin, Ill.

Early indications have led investigators to believe that a right front tire failure caused this crash.