INDIANAPOLIS — A bicyclist died from his injuries after he was struck by a police squad car Monday afternoon.
The crash happened just after 2 p.m. July 31 on East 10th Street, between Lasalle and Olney streets. A portion of 10th Street was closed while police investigated.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the bicyclist as 34-year-old Joseph Rudolph Stiger.
According to an IMPD spokesperson, an officer was responding to reported home invasion and was going east on 10th Street with red lights and siren in operation when "a vehicle in front of the officer attempted to start a left-hand turn as the officer was passing him on the left. The officer conducted an evasive maneuver to avoid a collision with the vehicle. As the officer came around the vehicle, an adult male was riding his bicycle westbound toward the officer. They both attempted to avoid each other but collided just past the intersection."
The officer provided medical assistance to the bicyclist until medics arrived. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Despite life-saving efforts at the hospital, IMPD confirmed Tuesday morning that the man died from his injuries.
The officer was taken to a hospital to for a blood draw, which is required in the case of serious bodily injury or fatal crash.
Police said the officer wore a body camera and it was operating during this incident. Besides the department's crash investigation, a separate administrative investigation by IMPD Internal Affairs is underway.
If you have information about the incident, you're asked to call Sgt. Whitesell at IMPD or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS.