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License Plate Reader Leads to Arrest After 2 Boys Hit, 1 Killed in Hit-and-Run
Police say the 9-year-old died after a vehicle struck two children and fled, while the 6-year-old remains in stable condition.
- On Sunday afternoon, 9-year-old Roland McLain III died after being struck by a vehicle in the 6700 block of Eagle Pointe Drive North in Indianapolis, while a 5-year-old boy was also injured in the hit-and-run crash.
- The driver fled the scene, prompting the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to review surveillance footage and deploy automated license plate reader technology to identify the vehicle.
- Less than three hours after the incident, Lawrence Police located the suspect's vehicle in the 10300 block of Pendleton Pike and took the driver into custody on preliminary charges of leaving the scene of an accident.
- Indianapolis City-County Council President Maggie A. Lewis said, "I am heartbroken by this devastating loss," while confirming the 5-year-old remains hospitalized in stable condition.
- Prosecutors will determine final charges following the suspect's preliminary arrest, while police ask anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers as the investigation continues.
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106.7 WTLCOne Child Killed, Another Injured in Northwest Indy Hit-And-Run Crash
INDIANAPOLIS — A nine-year-old boy was killed and a six-year-old was injured Sunday afternoon after a driver hit the children near West 46th Street and I-465 and left the scene. IMPD officers were called around 1:30 p.m. after a report of a child lying in the street. They found both children and took them to […]
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WANE-TVPolice: Driver struck and killed 1 juvenile, injured another in hit-and-run crash on northwest side of Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — A 9-year-old boy was killed and a 5-year-old boy was injured in a hit-and-run crash on the northwest side of Indianapolis Sunday afternoon. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 6700 block of Eagle Pointe Drive North — which is located near Interstate 465 and West 46th Street [...]
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