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LEBANON A driver heading in the wrong direction on an interstate in Boone County crashed head-on into another vehicle Monday evening, Dec. 14, killing a Greenfield woman.
Nicole Watson, 22, was traveling north on Interstate 65 south of Lebanon in Boone County when her car, a Saturn Ion, was struck by a GMC Terrain SUV driven by Bill Rainwater, 83, of Indianapolis. Rainwater was traveling south on the wrong side of the highway, according to a report from the Lebanon Police Department. Watson, a graduate of Greenfield-Central High School who was attending Indiana University, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Boone County coroner’s office.
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Driver going wrong way on I-65 causes fatal crash near Lebanon
Lebanon police are investigating a fatal crash on I-65 that claimed the life of a Greenfield woman Monday evening.
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 9:49 AM
Updated: Dec 15, 2020 2:54 PM
Posted By: Staff Reporters
LEBANON, Ind. (WLFI) Lebanon police are investigating a fatal crash on I-65 that claimed the life of a Greenfield woman Monday evening.
According to police, the crash happened around 7 p.m. Monday night. Police received reports of an SUV driving the wrong way on I-65 north in Boone County when they learned of the head-on crash.
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A preliminary investigation showed the SUV, driven by 83-year-old Bill Rainwater of Indianapolis was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-65. Around the 128 mile marker, Mr. Rainwater’s vehicle struck a Saturn Ion head-on driven by 22-year-old Nicole Watson of Greenfield.