INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD confirmed in a tweet Sunday that detectives have located a white Ford Taurus that allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian on the southwest side of Indianapolis.
Officers were called to a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian at around 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15. IMPD said the crash happened in the 3300 block of South Rybolt Avenue, near the intersection of Kentucky Avenue and Mann Road.
The pedestrian, later identified as 26-year-old Justice Draffen, was critically injured in the crash and taken to an area hospital where she died shortly after arriving, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Investigators used parts collected at the scene of the crash to identify the suspect vehicle. They asked the public to keep an eye out for a white 2013-2019 Ford Taurus. The front corner of the car will be damaged and the bottom half of the headlight assembly will be missing.
Sunday morning, police said they had located the vehicle.
Anyone with information about this fatal hit-and-run incident asked to call IMPD at (317)327-6549 or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317)262-8477 or (TIPS) to remain anonymous.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.