DEKALB CO. Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County say that a Fort Wayne man was hurt but is expected to survive a fiery crash on I-69 Monday morning.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says that 26-year-old Joshua Sailor was approaching a bridge on northbound I-69 near the S.R. 8 exit when his vehicle began to fishtail. Sailor lost control of the 2001 Dodge Ram and it went over the guardrail into the center median.
The vehicle then continued over a dirt barrier before going off the center median down into the railroad tracks below the bridge.
Sailor was able to get out of the truck before it caught fire. He suffered a neck fracture and scrapes from the crash. His current condition is not known.
I-69 was reduced to one lane as crews cleared the crash. Police did not specify that conditions were a factor in the crash but roads were known to be icy during the Monday morning commute.
