Winter Weather — Marion, Indiana

2017-12-09 · Marion, Indiana

Event narrative

Snow showers and squalls pushed across central Indiana ahead of a cold front during the morning of December the 9th. There was a report that moderate to heavy snow at the time. RTV6 reported that Indiana State Police said that a pickup truck slid off the road, hit the base of a light pole and rolled several times just after 10:00 AM on Interstate 70, just past the airport exit. Troopers said the backseat passenger, a 78-year-old man, of Illinois, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital to be checked out. After his release, the man was arrested for driving with suspended causing death. Investigators believe road conditions were a factor in the crash as well as speed too fast for weather conditions.

Wider weather episode

Snow showers and squalls expanded across central Indiana ahead of a cold front during the morning of December the 9th. A truck slid off of Interstate 70 near Plainfield and one of the occupants was killed after being ejected from the truck. State police said that moderate to heavy snow was falling just before the crash.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 732507. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.