Grant County – This morning at approximately 10:44 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police. The Marion Police Department, and the Grant County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle crash on I-69 near the 262 mile marker, in which two people were injured.
The preliminary crash investigation by Senior Trooper A.J. Coffee revealed that Taylor Young, 41, Gas City, IN was driving a 2004 Buick Century northbound on I-69 near the 262 mile marker. For an undetermined reason, the Buick traveled off the east side of the interstate and struck a tree.
Young was flown, via medical helicopter, to a Ft. Wayne Hospital with internal injuries. Rachelle Riseden, 23, Gas City, IN, a passenger in the Buick, was also flown to a Ft Wayne hospital with internal injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation.
Senior Trooper Coffee was assisted by Trooper Weston Shanks, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, and the Upland Fire Department.