INDIANAPOLIS — One man died and another was critically injured early Saturday when their car crashed on the east side of Indianapolis while being chased by a Lawrence police officer.
Police have not shared the names of the two men involved in the crash.
The chase began close to 3 a.m. in the 8600 block of Pendleton Pike when the officer saw a "rolling disturbance" involving a silver car and black truck, and "someone from the truck throwing items at the silver vehicle," according to an incident release from LPD.
The officer followed both vehicles to Post Road and 42nd Street before the truck stopped and the silver vehicle continued, driving erratically while heading east on 42nd Street. At one point, the car stopped sideways in front of a black vehicle and a passenger started to get out, but returned to the vehicle when the officer activated his patrol car's lights. Then the car sped away.
The officer pursued the car out to German Church Road, south to 10th Street and west to Shadeland Avenue.
The officer lost sight of the car as it headed north on Shadeland and drove over the railroad bridge that's located just north of 38th Street.
Then the officer found the car, a 2013 Infiniti sedan, had crashed and rolled near 42nd Street.
The driver was still trapped inside, but the passenger was thrown from the car. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
The driver was in critical condition when he left in an ambulance.
The Lawrence Police Fatal Crash Investigation Team is investigating the crash.
Check back for updates as more information becomes available.