Indianapolis - Between 8:00 p.m.. Friday December 16th and 11:00 a.m.. Sunday December 19th, the Indiana State Police Indianapolis District answered 1091 emergency 911 calls. The district is made up of Marion, Hamilton, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Hendricks and Boone Counties. The following is a break down of some of the calls responded to:
- 290 Crashes
- 31 Crashes with Injuries
- 3 Fatal Crashes
- 259 Abandoned Vehicles
- 100 Slide Offs
- 5 Indiana State Police Cars Struck (no injuries)
The first fatal crash occurred around midnight on I-65 northbound at the 106 mile marker. In that multi-vehicle crash, 16 year old Kiara Aguilar of Indianapolis was killed. This crash is still under investigation, and there is no further information available.
The second fatal crash happened shortly after midnight on I-70 westbound near Shadeland. The Indianapolis Fire Department responded to the crash and transported the victim to the hospital. When police arrived, they found the victim's 2000 Chevrolet pick-up truck with extensive driver's side damage, however any other vehicles involved had left the area. The victim was Rueben Cordova De La Cruz of Indianapolis. This continues to be an ongoing investigation and no further information is available at this time.
Earlier today the Marion County Coroners' Office contacted the Indiana State Police to report a third fatal crash. In the overnight hours of Friday December 16th, a Ford Taurus was involved in a crash on I-65 at the 106.1 mile marker. A passenger in that vehicle is reported to have been ejected. That person was transported to the hospital and pronounced deceased. The Ford Tauras was located Saturday afternoon, prior us being notified of the deceased subject, and towed as an abandoned car. Police are waiting to speak with the driver of that vehicle. The information of the crash was just received a short time ago, this is an ongoing investigation with only preliminary information available at this time.
There were a significant amount of vehicles that were left in or along the interstates. In the best effort to ensure safety, and with the threat of more incoming ice the following night, the vehicles were removed by tow trucks throughout the day on Saturday. Some vehicles had obviously been involved in a crash, and others were just left abandoned.
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