BOONE COUNTY, Ind. — New information has been released about the military convoy accident that killed one Indiana National Guardsman and injured three others during a drill weekend movement Friday afternoon.
Officials now confirm the soldiers were assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, and were traveling in a two-vehicle Humvee convoy from the Frankfort Armory to Camp Atterbury when the crash occurred on southbound I-65 near the I-865 interchange.
The incident happened around 12:15 p.m., when one of the Humvees—traveling without a trailer—rolled, ejecting all four Guardsmen. The rollover also involved two civilian vehicles: a white SUV and a car-hauler truck. First responders found one soldier unconscious, later pronounced dead at the scene. The remaining three were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries.
According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the names of the Guardsmen are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification. One family member of a surviving soldier said his brother has since been released from the hospital and recalled only looking down momentarily before the Humvee began to roll.
Authorities temporarily shut down I-65 southbound, redirecting traffic onto I-865 for several hours as emergency crews, fire units, and investigators worked the scene. The interstate reopened early Friday evening.
Maj. Gen. Larry Muennich, Indiana National Guard adjutant general, offered condolences on behalf of the organization, emphasizing the loss felt across the formation.
“We take our responsibility to soldiers and their families seriously. As an organization, we become a family to each other, and the death of a fellow service member resonates throughout the force. We offer our sincerest condolences to the soldier’s family, friends and fellow soldiers. The loss is felt deeply, and we will continue to provide support to his family,” Muennich said.
Indiana Governor Mike Braun also expressed his sympathies, stating that the Guard “is always there for Hoosiers and our communities,” and that the state must stand with the families impacted by the tragedy.
The Boone County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team has been requested to investigate. Officials say the cause of the rollover remains undetermined, and the Sheriff’s Office is in ongoing communication with the Indiana National Guard as the investigation continues.
A part of I-65 is closed near Whitestown after a fatal crash involving a military vehicle.
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This involves an Indiana National Guard vehicle.
INDOT officials said that the crash occurred near the 129-mile marker on I-65 southbound. This is just south of Whitestown and near the… pic.twitter.com/mrrGuQ1y7I
Assisting agencies included the Whitestown Police and Fire Departments, Zionsville Police and Fire, the Boone County Coroner, and the Indiana State Police.
Support resources for service members and families are available through Military One Source at 1-800-342-9647 and the Indiana National Guard chaplain corps at 1-317-508-2573.
More details will be released once next-of-kin notifications are complete and the investigation progresses.
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