Marion County, IN — October 1, 2025, William Scott II was killed and another person was injured in a three-vehicle truck accident at about 9:00 p.m. on I-465.

According to authorities, the accident took place in the northbound lanes of Interstate 465 in the vicinity of East 71st Street.

Details surrounding the accident remain scarce. Officials indicate that, for reasons yet to be confirmed, a collision occurred involving three separate vehicles, one of which was an 18-wheeler.

One person—25-year-old William Michael Powell Scott II—sustained fatal injuries over the course of the accident. One other person suffered injuries of unknown severity, as well, reports state; they were transported to a local medical facility by EMS in order to receive necessary treatment.

Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

Any time a crash involves three vehicles, including an 18-wheeler, the natural question is: who did what first? Was the truck the initial cause, or was it caught up in a chain reaction started by one of the other vehicles? Without that clarity, it’s impossible to know where responsibility lies.

What’s not yet clear here is the sequence of events. Did the truck rear-end a smaller vehicle? Was another driver weaving through lanes and cutting the truck off? Or did someone lose control, forcing others into a pileup? Each of those scenarios would raise very different questions about liability.

To sort that out, investigators will need to rely on more than just skid marks and vehicle positions. The truck’s electronic control module can reveal when braking began and at what speed. Dash cams or in-cab cameras, if present, may capture the lead-up to the impact. GPS data and driver logs can establish whether fatigue or hours-of-service violations were in play. Witness accounts can add context, but physical and digital evidence usually carries more weight in reconstructing what really happened.

It’s also important to look at whether company policies influenced the truck driver’s actions. Was the driver under pressure to make a deadline? Had the company monitored driving history for prior issues? In past cases I’ve handled, what initially looked like an isolated “accident” turned out to be part of a larger pattern—companies cutting corners on rest breaks or ignoring repeated driver complaints about unsafe schedules. Those factors may not show up in the first police report, but they often matter just as much as what happened in the final seconds before a crash.

Until investigators dig into these questions, all anyone can say for certain is that lives were lost and changed. The real work lies in piecing together a reliable account of how and why the collision unfolded—and making sure the right people are held accountable once the facts are clear.

Key Takeaways:

• The critical unknown is the sequence of events leading to the three-vehicle collision.
• Truck black box data, in-cab cameras, and GPS records are essential for reconstructing the crash.
• Company oversight—scheduling, hiring, and monitoring—may play a hidden role in what happened.
• Early reports don’t answer who set the chain of events in motion; only a full investigation can do that.
• Accountability should rest on the evidence, not assumptions about the size of the vehicles involved.