I69 crash injures 1

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          A Boonville man was injured in a crash on I-69 in Pike County at just before 1 yesterday afternoon.

          26-year-old Brandon Hicks was northbound, just south of the 39 mile marker when his 2006 Buick minivan drifted off the right shoulder into gravel.  Once back on the road, the van sput out across the lanes and into the median and rolled over one time coming to rest on it’s wheels.

          Hicks was taken by helicopter to St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville and treated for back pain.  A front seat passenger wasn’t injured.  Seatbelts were in use and authorities that helped reduce and prevent injury.

          The interstate in the area was restricted for two hours while authorities worked the crash.