One Killed In Fiery Crash On I-69

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DAVIES COUNTY, Ind – Indiana State Police from the Jasper District were called to a single vehicle fatal crash on I-69 near the 68 mile-marker Wednesday evening.

Troopers say that 43 year old Heather Niemeier, of Evansville was traveling northbound when she lost control of her vehicle, struck a guardrail and then came to rest upside down in the media area, in a body of water, up against a bridge pillar. 

Niemeier was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Daviess County Coroners Office. 

Multiple Indiana State Police Accident Reconstructionists spent several hours collecting evidence to help piece together the events that lead up to the accident.  

An autopsy was also completed Thursday morning and it was determined that Niemeier’s cause of death was drowning, secondary to the violent initial impact of the crash.

Toxicology results are pending and the crash remains under investigation by the Indiana State Police. 

 

Photo Courtesy Indiana State Police and The Washington Times-Herald