Full Notification

UPDATE August 2, 2015 @ 7:25 a.m.

The driver of the motorcycle is identified as Curtis D. McKinney, 51, of Edgewood, IL. The driver succumbed to injuries received as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead on August 1st.

The passenger is identified as Bonnie L. McKinney, 50, of Edgewood, IL. The passenger was treated and released from the hospital on August 1st.



PRESS RELEASE August 1, 2015 @ 10:50 p.m.

On August 1, 2015 at approximately 6:17 p.m., police officers and firefighters from the Noblesville Police & Fire Departments responded to the 11.2 mile marker of southbound I-69 (Noblesville) in reference to a report of a motor vehicle crash. Officers and firefighters arrived on the scene a short time later and began to investigate.

Based on witness statements and evidence at the scene, it appears that a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling southbound on I-69 when the driver lost control of the motorcycle while attempting to slow for slowed or stopped traffic. As a result, the driver and passenger of the motorcycle were thrown from the vehicle.

The male driver was transported by ground ambulance to St. Vincent Health (Fishers, IN). The female passenger was transported by air ambulance to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis). The identity of the driver and passenger are being withheld at this time pending family notification(s). The condition of the driver and passenger were characterized as “critical” at the time of this release.

Investigators from the NPD Accident Reconstruction Unit were summons to the scene to collect evidence and gather information. As a result of the investigation, traffic on southbound I-69 was temporarily detoured and/or restricted until 9:21 p.m.

This remains an ongoing investigation and further details will be released as they become available.