An Indianapolis police chase turned fatal after the fleeing driver struck a semi-truck’s trailer as it was crossing an intersection on the city’s south side, leaving one woman dead and a man in critical condition.
The chase started at about 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 24, after an officer attempted to pull over a gold Buick LeSabre. The vehicle’s registered owner was a suspect in another crime, police said, but provided no additional details about that case. The pursuit started near West Troy Avenue and Westbrook Avenue, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The pursuit lasted about 13 minutes over 4 miles, with the driver weaving through lanes, darting in and out of oncoming traffic, and reaching nearly 100 mph, according to police.
The chase ended at West Raymond and South Harding streets after the Buick struck a semitruck that was turning through the intersection, according to police.
The driver, who police had not named at the time of reporting, was in critical condition and was transported to a hospital, but the woman passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The woman was identified as Alicia N. Lane, 33, by the Marion County Coroner’s Office.
Neither the driver of the semitruck nor the officers involved in the chase were injured.
Noe Padilla is a public safety reporter for IndyStar. Contact him at npadilla@indystar.com, follow him on X @1NoePadilla or on Bluesky @noepadilla.bsky.social.
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Reporting by Noe Padilla, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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