AVON, Ind. — Avon police are investigating after a deadly crash that occurred the evening of New Year's Day.
Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Avon officers were called to the intersection of U.S. Highway 36 and Raceway Road for a serious accident. Three vehicles had been involved in the crash and one person was located dead at the scene.
Avon officers determined that the victim, 58-year-old Laura Dickens of Indianapolis, had been ejected and struck by her own vehicle during the collision.
A witness at the scene noticed Dickens' unattended car still moving and was able to shut down the engine to avoid further risk to others at the scene, the Avon Police Department said.
The driver and two children in the second car were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries and the driver of the third vehicle was uninjured, according to Avon police.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Laura Dickens’ family and friends as our agency continues this investigation," the Avon Police Department said in a Facebook post.
The department said that in the hours following the crash, "there have been terribly inaccurate and speculative statements made through social media. We want to establish that at this moment our investigators and accident reconstructionists have absolutely no reason to suspect that drugs or alcohol were involved in this accident."
Avon police said they are continuing to investigate the incident.