Pedestrian dies after struck on I-465 on northwest side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A pedestrian died Thursday nighttime aft being struck successful the northbound lanes of I-465 connected the northwest side, Indiana State Police said.

Dispatch accusation said Indiana State Police and exigency aesculapian crews from Pike Township were sent soon aft 7:55 p.m. Thursday to the 18.5-mile marker, which sits betwixt the overpasses for West 46th and 56th streets. The antheral died connected the interstate aft paramedics tried to prevention him, the authorities constabulary said.

Sgt. John Perrine of the authorities constabulary told News 8 successful an email that it’s excessively aboriginal to find what happened exactly, but that “it sounds similar a idiosyncratic was walking successful the mediate of the near lane erstwhile they were struck.”

A quality merchandise aboriginal sent by Perrine said, “Another conveyance parked connected the enarthrosis of the road adjacent the collision is believed to beryllium associated with the deceased man.”

The sergeant did not reply an enquiry from News 8 astir whether the decease was accidental oregon intentional, but helium said foul play was not suspected. Police continued to analyse astatine the country astatine 10:20 p.m. Thursday.

The operator of the conveyance that struck the antheral was not suspected to beryllium impaired by drugs oregon alcohol, but that operator did taxable to an intoxication substance arsenic required by Indiana law.

The antheral ‘s sanction was being withheld portion his household is notified, authorities constabulary said. The Marion County Coroner’s Office was astatine the clang scene.

Wayne Township Fire Department besides assisted authorities constabulary astatine the clang scene, the merchandise said.