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Man dies when car slams into rear of truck on Interstate-69

Thursday accident northeast of Indianapolis
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Posted at 7:45 PM, Aug 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-06 19:45:54-04

GASTON — A two-vehicle accident left a Plainfield man dead Thursday.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. on northbound Interstate-69 in Delaware County, about 50-miles northeast of Indianapolis.

According to Indiana State Police, a passenger car ran into the rear of a truck that was slowing down for a construction zone. The driver of the car, 41-year-old Kevan McDaniel, died while the truck driver was not hurt.

Police say McDaniel tried to slow down, but he wasn't able to before hitting the semi.