Full Notification

UPDATE....The deceased driver is identified as Betty Lou Turner, 87, of Noblesville, IN. Family notifications have been made.


On March 16, 2016 at approximately 1:05 p.m., police officers and firefighters from the Noblesville Police & Fire Departments responded to the intersection of S.R. 37 and Field Drive (Noblesville) in reference to a report of a 2-car 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 2002 Saturn passenger car was traveling eastbound on Field Drive when, for an unknown reason(s), it pulled out into the path of a 1996 Pontiac passenger car that was traveling northbound on S.R. 37.

The driver of the Saturn was transported by ground ambulance to Riverview Health (Noblesville) and was pronounced dead. The identity of the driver is being withheld at this time pending family notification. There were no additional occupants in the vehicle.

The driver of the Pontiac was identified as Cheryl A. Joy, 69, of Cicero, IN. The driver was transported by ground ambulance to Riverview Health (Noblesville) for non-life-threatening injuries. There were no additional occupants in the vehicle.

Investigators from the NPD Accident Reconstruction Unit were summons to the scene to collect evidence and gather information. As a result of the investigation, northbound traffic on S.R. 37 (from S.R. 32 to 191st Street) was closed until approximately 3:30 p.m.

This remains an ongoing investigation and further details relating to the identity of the deceased will be released after family notifications have been confirmed.

Lt. Bruce A. Barnes
Public Information Officer
Noblesville Police Department