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RICHMOND WOMAN KILLED IN CRASH ON I-70

(Wayne County, IN)--A Richmond resident was killed in a crash on I-70 Sunday.  Investigators say 55-year-old Connie Jones was driving eastbound on 70 near the State Road 1 exit in western Wayne County at just after 1 o’clock Sunday morning when her vehicle left the roadway, went down an embankment, and overturned.  Jones was ejected during the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.  A passenger, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, said that the vehicle unexpectedly veered off the road.  I-70 was closed for about three hours early Sunday morning.