Plainfield, IN- Early this morning, June 29th, at 1:06 a.m., Indiana State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on I-70 EB at the 67mm (SR 267) that killed a Centerville, IN woman.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Howard W. Wilson, 71, was driving 1999 Kenworth Semi-tractor trailer east bound on I-70 at SR 267 in the middle lane. Alainee M. Elmore, 18, Centerville, was operating a 1996 Dodge Stratus and was on the exit ramp from east bound I-70 to SR 267.

According to witness statements the passenger car abruptly turned left from the exit ramp back onto I-70
east bound into the path of the semi tractor trailer. The passenger car was struck in the driver’s side and both vehicles came to rest in the median. Elmore was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hendricks County Coroner’s office.

East bound I-70 was closed two hours during the crash investigation and vehicle recovery. East bound I-70 traffic was detoured to north bound SR 267 to east bound US 40.

DECEASED:
Alainee M. Elmore, 18, 6926 Pottershop Road, Centerville IN     (Family Notified)

Investigating Officer: Trooper Shaun M. Rawlins, Sergeant David Cox Indiana State Police

Assisting Agencies: Plainfield Police Department, Plainfield Fire and EMS, Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department, Hendricks’s County Coroner’s Office, Curtis Towing and Recovery, Wayne County Sheriff’s Department.