INDIANAPOLIS — At least one person is dead after a crash on I-69 around the 82nd Street interchange early Thursday.
The crash happened just after midnight in the northbound lanes of the highway.
Police said the motorcyclist, later identified as 62-year-old Neil Holsbrook of Goshen, hit the back of a semi in the middle lane of the highway. An investigation found the semi had come to a stop because of a mechanical issue.
Holsbrook was not wearing a helmet and the motorcycle and area where Holsbrook was lying caught fire. That fire was put out by the semi driver with a fire extinguisher.
Holsbrook died at the scene.
Police said the driver of the semi, 27-year-old Christopher Zirbel, was operating the vehicle with a disqualified Commercial Driver's License. Zirbel was also cited for operating a commercial vehicle in a restricted lane for trucks with trailers.
All lanes were reopened around 3:30 a.m.