HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. — North West Hendricks School District is mourning the loss of a Tri-West High School student killed in a crash Monday morning.
According to the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened in the 1300 block of East County Road 900 North in Pittsboro around 8:30 a.m. Nov 11.
Investigators preliminarily believe a Nissan SUV was going westbound on East County Road 900 North when, for an unknown reason, it went off the road, rolled and hit a pickup truck that was parked in a private driveway.
Medics arrived and pronounced the driver dead at the scene. The driver was later identified as 16-year-old Morgan Henderson, of Pittsboro.
According to the sheriff's office, speed is suspected as a contributing factor in the crash.
The school district issued the following statement Monday afternoon:
"North West Hendricks School District grieves the sudden passing of one of our students. The loss of this young life deeply saddens us, and our thoughts are with the student’s friends, family, and loved ones. When a tragedy occurs, it affects not only that school but the entire School District family, and we grieve with the students, staff, and families affected by this loss."
A neighbor told 13News off-camera that the driver came off of the road, hit their neighbors' parked truck and was pushed to the side of their house.
When the cars hit the house, the neighbors rushed outside to help.
The neighbors said while there have been several crashes on this street before, this is the first deadly one they know of.
Pittsboro is approximately 20 minutes northwest of downtown Indianapolis.