GREENFIELD, Ind. — A motorcyclist died and another person was injured when the motorcyclist crashed during a police chase through Henry and Hancock counties on Sunday.
The Henry County Sheriff's Office confirmed a motorcyclist was being chased when he entered Hancock County and ultimately t-boned another car at an intersection in Greenfield at around 7 p.m.
Henry County deputies found Spencer Goodwin, 27, of Spiceland, riding a motorcycle near a truck stop in Spiceland at around 6:50 p.m. Deputies tried to pull Goodwin over for a level 5 felony warrant that he had out for his arrest but he quickly drove away, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies chased Goodwin through Hancock County on U.S. 40. Greenfield Deputy Chief Charles McMichael said officers were told about the chase as it entered Hancock County. They were also told that the motorcyclist being chased was heading toward Greenfield.
Greenfield police had planned to stop traffic as the police chase passed through, but the chase went in an unexpected direction when Goodwin turned onto State Street and police weren't able to get there in time.
Goodwin was driving south on State Street at a "high rate of speed" when he ran a red light and crashed into a car at the intersection of State Street and McClarnon Drive, the sheriff's office said.
Goodwin was killed on impact and the driver of the other car was taken to an Indianapolis hospital. Police said the driver's condition is currently unknown.
Police said the intersection of State Street and East McClarnon Drive in Greenfield would be closed for a few hours while police investigated the crash.
The Greenfield Police Department was advising drivers to avoid the area by taking Broadway Street to go north from Green Meadows and south from Muskegon Drive.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.