Joseph Fischer, 20, struck and killed, while walking away from his car in a travel lane on I-64 near Georgetown, Indiana

Modified Date: 
Thu, 10/22/2015 - 4:03pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, March 17, 2014

Man killed after surviving I-64 crash.

Police say a man survived a car crash on Interstate 64 in southern Indiana but was killed when he then walked out into the roadway and was hit by another vehicle.

Driver killed while walking for help on I-64 is identified

The driver, 20-year-old Joseph Andrew Fischer of New Albany, was struck by a motorist in the eastbound lane of I-64. The Floyd County Sheriff said his vehicle, a 2000 black Ford Taurus, had drifted off the road and landed in an embankment, so he got out and walked to find help.

Man who survived car crash struck and killed on I-64 in Floyd County

Police say Fischer walked into the path of traffic and was struck by a car. The driver of that car did stop and is not expected to be charged.
Floyd County police say the car driven by 20-year-old Joseph Fischer of New Albany went off the highway Tuesday night. Fischer walked away from that crash and for unknown reasons went into the travel lanes of I-64 where he was fatally struck by a car. That driver stopped immediately after the collision, and police say no charges are expected to be filed against the motorist.

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People Involved: 
Joseph Fischer
Roadway: 
I-64

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