1 pedestrian killed, another injured in separate crashes on southeast side

UPDATE: Investigators say 59-year-old Carol Miller was the victim of the crash in the 7100 block of East Troy Avenue. The Marion County Coroner’s Office on March 24 identified the man who died after being struck at Troy Avenue and Brandenburg Road as Christopher Seiler, 45.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A female pedestrian was killed and a male pedestrian is in critical condition after separate crashes on the southeast side Friday morning.

Police say officers were sent to the 7100 block of East Troy Avenue on a report of a pedestrian struck just before 8:30 a.m. and found an unresponsive woman suffering from trauma who was pronounced dead. That is near the intersection of Five Points Road and Southeastern Avenue.

Investigators believe it was a possible hit-and-run crash, according to IMPD.

Around 1:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Troy Avenue and Brandenburg Road on a report of a pedestrian struck. They located a man suffering from trauma who was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

Police say they believe the man was injured in a hit-and-run crash.

Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call IMPD’s crash investigations office at 317-327-6549 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.