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IMPD: Driver fleeing from police killed in crash on city's northwest side

The crash happened around 3:45 a.m. near the intersection of West 62nd Street and Zionsville Road, a few blocks east of Interstate 465.

INDIANAPOLIS — A driver fleeing from police was killed in a crash on Indianapolis' northwest side early Tuesday, IMPD said.

The crash happened around 3:45 a.m. near the intersection of West 62nd Street and Zionsville Road, a few blocks east of Interstate 465, when the car hit a pole and caught fire.

The incident began around 3:30 a.m. when an off-duty IMPD officer witnessed the car without its lights on traveling at a slow speed and straddling the shoulder along I-465 northbound, near 86th Street, IMPD Lt. Shane Foley told 13News.

Officers discovered the car was reported stolen out of Anderson on Monday. Police then followed the vehicle to the area of West 71st Street and Zionsville Road before activating their lights and sirens. 

The driver then fled southbound on Zionsville Road, leading officers on a short chase before crashing.

The driver, who police believe was the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Debris from the car hit a nearby house, which was occupied at the time. No one inside was injured, IMPD said.

IMPD's fatal crash investigation team responded to the scene, and a separate internal affairs investigation will also occur.

"At this point, there's no indication that any officers took any action which resulted in the vehicle crash taking place," Foley said.

The intersection of West 62nd Street and Zionsville Road is expected to be closed for several hours Tuesday morning, and IMPD is asking drivers to avoid the area.

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