DECATUR COUNTY — A FedEx truck driver who was seriously injured and knocked unconscious when a rock crashed through his windshield while driving on an Indiana interstate is sharing what he remembers from that night.
Travis Hampton was driving on I-74 in Decatur County when early Sunday morning when the incident occurred.
“I really don’t remember anything but waking up to the EMT,” Hampton told WRTV from his hospital bed.
Hampton said he was on his way to Greenwood when the rock came through his windshield. His 9-year-old daughter was in the truck with him at the time.
“I’m just thankful that my daughter was actually there to call someone because normally I’m out there by myself. Who knows how long I was out there,” Hampton added.
When deputies arrived at the scene they found Hampton "semi-conscious" inside the cab of the truck and suffering from significant injuries to his head. Deputies also noted significant damage to the vehicle’s windshield in their initial report.
“I have facial fractures – they say I have broken bones in my face," Hampton said. "I had to get my lip top to bottom stitched – I think they said I had to get a total of 27 stitches."
“I don’t recall anything like this ever happening in my 33 years in law enforcement in Decatur County,” Decatur County Sheriff’s Department Sheriff, Bill Meyerrose told WRTV.
“It’s very dangerous man – people could lose their life on the road doing something like that,” Hampton said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Decatur County Sheriff's Office at 812-663-8125.
