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IMPD: Person killed in hit-and-run crash on city’s near northeast side

Man killed in overnight hit-and-run

UPDATE: The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the pedestrian who was killed early Thursday morning as 42-year-old Dewayne Lamar Hill.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One person was killed overnight in a hit-and-run crash on the near northeast side of Indianapolis, police say.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to a report of a hit-and-run just after 1:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of East 38th Street near Keystone.

Officers confirmed to News 8 that a male died from injuries sustained from the crash at the scene but did not provide information about the vehicle that may have been involved.

IMPD is asking for information or video from people who may been in the area.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s name and age once family notification has been made.

More information surrounding the crash is expected to be released.