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One man is dead and another is in stable condition after a fiery crash on the city’s northwest side.
“We had somebody lose their life today,” Officer Drew Brown said at the scene. “A family is going to be getting that unfortunate knock on the door that none of us wants to get.”
At 12:45 p.m. May 9, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were called to the 6200 block of Michigan Road on a report of a crash between a motorcycle and an SUV. Officers found both the motorcycle and SUV on fire, and a man still on the motorcycle unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Marion County Coroners Office was on scene and will determine the cause and manner of death and the identity of the man will be released pending next of kin being notified.
The driver of the SUV was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Brown said the driver has been cooperating with the investigation, and intoxication is not believed to be a factor, but he will be subject to a standard blood draw.
#BREAKING: IMPD is on scene of a fatal traffic accident involving a motorcyclist.
They’re asking people to avoid West 64th Street & Michigan Road. There will be restricted lanes of travel for the next several hours. Standby for more details. pic.twitter.com/zzrp7x6n1r
Investigators believe the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Michigan Road when the SUV was turning southbound from the east side of the road. The motorcycle struck the SUV, resulting in the crash.
IMPD is asking drivers to avoid the area around West 64th Street and Michigan Road in Indianapolis.
Traffic will be delayed on Michigan Road between 62nd Street and 65th Street for several hours while investigators collect evidence, take photographs and speak to neighbors or witnesses who may have video of the crash or saw it.
Jade Jackson is a Public Safety Reporter for the Indianapolis Star. You can email her at Jade.Jackson@IndyStar.com and follow her on X, formerly Twitter @IAMJADEJACKSON.
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