Two passengers airlifted in 4-vehicle Clay County crash

BRAZIL -- Indiana State Police and Clay County emergency agencies responded Monday afternoon to a four-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 21-mile marker.

Two passengers were airlifted following the crash, which occurred two miles west of State Road 59 in Clay County.

Preliminary investigation revealed eastbound traffic had slowed for lane restrictions in the construction zone when the accident was reported at 1:56 p.m.

Troopers said a 2009 Honda pickup pulling a box trailer, driven by John Fenton, 43, of Toronto, Canada, failed to slow or stop and struck the rear of both a 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by Richard Schultz, 57, of Alpina, Mich., and a 1996 Dodge pickup driven by Jason Griffis, 24, of Pendleton.

The Griffis vehicle then struck the rear of a 2001 Toyota SUV driven by Millard Curtis, 23, of O'Fallon, Ill.

A passenger in the Fenton vehicle, Russell Graham, 53, of Orillia, Ontario, Canada, was airlifted by Lifeline air ambulance to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for a suspected head injury

Anthony Foy, 25, of Muncie, a passenger in the Griffis vehicle, was airlifted by AirEvac air ambulance to Eskanazi Hospital in Indianapolis for a suspected spinal injury.

No injuries were reported to John Fenton, Richard Schultz, Jason Griffis or Millard Curtis.

Eastbound I-70 was closed for nearly 90 minutes for crash investigation and cleanup, authorities said..

The accident was investigated by ISP Trooper Brandon Mullen. Assisting were ISP Sgt. Tom Hannon and Trooper Mike Wood, Clay County Sheriff's Office, Trans Care EMS, Owen County EMS, Posey Township Fire/Rescue, Lifeline Air Ambulance and AirEvac Air Ambulance.