Semi-truck driver shot in driving aggression on I-65; Whitestown police seek suspect – Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic

WHITESTOWN, Ind. (WISH) – A truck driver is in critical condition after being shot in an incident of aggression on a highway in Whitestown Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

At 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a semi-truck that had exited I-65 NB at the 130 mile marker and stopped on Perry Worth Road in front of the Woodspring Suites.

A passing Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw the semi-truck run off the road and was informed by passersby that the male semi-truck driver had been shot. The deputy immediately rendered aid.

Witnesses informed officers that the man had been the victim of an incident of road rage.

According to a press release, the suspect’s vehicle was conducting a brake test for several semi-trailers while traveling north on I-65, causing traffic disruption.

The suspect’s vehicle was a black sedan driven by a woman with a man in the passenger seat, witnesses reported.

Officials say the incident is an ongoing criminal investigation. More information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

The identity of the male driver will be released once the family has been notified.

Anyone with information, footage or clues that could assist in the investigation
Contact the Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 317-769-2677 or the Boone County Communications Center at 765-482-1412.