Monday, July 4, 2016

1 killed in Speedway, IN crash


Kaitlin L Lange, IndyStar 9:15 p.m. EDT July 3, 2016



(Photo: Matt_Kryger/Indy_Star)

A 72-year-old man died after a driver lost control of his car, flipped over a median and landed on a Chevrolet Silverado on in Speedway around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, one-and-a-half miles west of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The driver of a Dodge Durango SUV was traveling west in the 5600 block of Crawfordsville Road when he lost control of his vehicle, Speedway police said. While the driver of the Dodge did not have any life-threatening injuries, the driver of the Silverado died on scene.

The police are still investigating why the driver of the Dodge lost control, but they suspect he was speeding. At this time, do they do not believe drugs or alcohol caused the accident.


Speedway police are investigating a serious vehicle crash leaving one person dead in the 5600 block of Crawfordsville Road Sunday, July 3, 2016, afternoon in Speedway. (Photo: Matt_Kryger/Indy_Star)

A portion of the road was closed while police investigated the cause of the accident. Neither driver has been identified.