INDIANAPOLIS — A driver was arrested on a preliminary DUI charge after a deadly crash involving a pedestrian on Indianapolis' near northwest side Saturday night, IMPD said.
Around 11 p.m. Sept. 2, officers responded to the area of West Kessler Boulevard North Drive and West 30th Street for a report of a pedestrian struck. Officers located a person who had been hit by a car, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 75-year-old Robbie Cole.
IMPD said preliminary information indicates a male was walking in the middle of West Kessler Boulevard North Drive near the intersection when a southbound driver in a gray Dodge Durango struck him. The driver remained at the scene and was transported to Eskenazi Hospital for a blood draw, which is standard procedure.
The driver was later arrested on a preliminary DUI charge.