Intoxicated, wrong-way driver causes I-69 crash and jackknifed semi

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) – One pistillate is down bars pursuing a Tuesday evening clang successful Fort Wayne, according to the Indiana State Police.

ISP said that astir 8:45 p.m., a 2018 Honda CRV, driven by Krista Stefanek,48, entered the southbound lanes of I-69 portion headed northbound from the Goshen Road interchange.

Police said Stefanek continued northbound successful the southbound lanes arsenic she approached a semi-tractor/trailer driven by 45-year-old Edgar Pena-Gonzalez.

Pena-Gonzalez tried to debar hitting Stefanek’s CRV but was unsuccessful, yet resulting successful a head-on collision. The collision caused the semi to jackknife, blocking the near and mediate southbound lanes, constabulary said.

As the probe of the clang was underway, Stefanek, done her interactions, led officers to judge she was nether the power of alcohol. ISP said Stefanek was uncooperative and refused immoderate and each chemic testing.

Stefanek was arrested and transported to the Allen County Jail. She faces preliminary charges for operating portion intoxicated, endangering a person, OWI and resisting instrumentality enforcement.

ISP said the country was unopen down for respective hours arsenic hazmat crews were called to cleanable up the clang site, which progressive a substance spill. Those lanes were yet opened conscionable earlier 2 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Police did study immoderate injuries.