Evansville Courier & Press
FERDINAND, Ind. — An Arkansas woman is in critical condition in an Evansville hospital after her pickup truck struck a stopped tractor-trailer on Interstate 64, state police said.
Pamela J. Sorrells, 59, of Randolph County, Arkansas, was traveling west on I-64 near the 64-mile marker at Ferdinand just after 4 p.m. when she lost consciousness due to a medical condition, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police.
Her 2008 Chevrolet pickup swerved across lanes and struck a 2007 Freightliner semi truck sitting on the shoulder. The semi, which was pulling an empty 53-foot enclosed trailer, was parked on the shoulder after breaking down, according to the release.
Emergency crews removed Sorrells from her vehicle and airlifted her to St. Mary’s Hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
Kenneth Goodson, 59, Owensboro, Kentucky, wasn’t in his truck at the time of the crash. He was trying to call for mechanical assistance and was walking up toward the Ferdinand exit.
Goodson only had damage to his trailer. Sorrells truck was totaled, police said.
Police said Sorrells’ seatbelt likely saved her life.
Interstate 64 was closed for more than an hour, while emergency crews investigated the crash.
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