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Erin C. Ford, 20, of Coatesville, became the second victim to succumb to injuries in Sunday's head on collision on Interstate 70. Ford was taken off life support at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Sunday afternoon according to a press release.
The two-car crash happened around 6 p.m. Saturday near Indiana Highway 267.

Luke Lovins, 21, the driver of the vehicle in which Ford was riding, was pronounced dead at the scene. Lovins had been driving eastbound in his 2005 Chevrolet Malibu with four passengers, including Ford, when a westbound 2000 Ford pickup truck driven by Alfredo Luviano Martinez, 31, of St. Louis, crossed the median and hit them head on.

Thomas F. Ford, 53, Coatesville, remained in critical condition late Sunday at Wishard Memorial Hospital. Debora S. Ford, 50, and Chandler B. Ford, 13, both of Coatesville, Indiana, were taken to Methodist on Saturday and were listed in critical condition.

Martinez was treated at Methodist and released Saturday. Police said his pickup truck might have blown a tire just before the crash. Martinez was not cited, and alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the fatal collision.

IMPD officers were forced to close all lanes of northbound traffic on Indiana's Interstate 465 in Indianapolis after 55-year-old John Wright rolled his semi truck over while trying to exit from eastbound Interstate 70 on Wednesday morning.

Citing excess speed as the cause, police indicated that Wright rolled his truck as he exited from the ramp on I-70 eastbound to I-465 northbound. The semi truck and its trailer, which was carrying four rolls of coiled steel, separated during the rollover. One of the coils reportedly struck another semi, but no injuries were reported in that vehicle. Wright was transported by ambulance to Methodist Hospital for evaluation. His injuries were last reported as minor.

It took wrecker crews and additional emergency personnel nearly two hours to clear the road and reopen the Interstate to traffic. Wright was reportedly issued a ticket for operating his vehicle at an excessive speed.

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