Driver killed, car destroyed, in crash on Fall Creek Parkway
UPDATE: The person killed Sept. 17 in a crash on Fall Creek Parkway has been identified by the Marion County Coroner’s Office as 30-year-old Mitchell Benson IV.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says a person is dead after crashing into a tree on Fall Creek Parkway near 32nd Street.
The name or age of the person has not been shared yet.
Officers say the crash happened around 3:35 a.m. on Sunday. Investigators believe that the driver was going south on Fall Creek Parkway when at some point, the vehicle left the road, striking a curve and a tree.
The driver was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, but died shortly after arrival.
Fall Creek Parkway was blocked for some time during the investigation.
Police say they are working to learn what led up to the crash.
News 8’s Michaela Springer contributed to this report.
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