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South Indianapolis car-moped collision kills 69-year-old man

The crash happened around 6:10 p.m. Christmas Eve on South Meridian Street.
Credit: WTHR/Josh Blankenship
Police said a 69-year-old man was killed in a collision involving a moped and a car on South Meridian Street at Thompson Road on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead after a Christmas Eve crash on Indianapolis' south side.

The collision happened around 6:10 p.m. Thursday on South Meridian Street at Thompson Road.

Police are still investigating but confirmed to 13News the driver of the moped was pronounced dead at a hospital. The Marion County Coroner's Office later identified the man as 69-year-old John Willoughby.

There were no other injures.

IMPD said impairment is not suspected but the driver of the car is submitting to tests, which is customary in crashes involving serious injury or death.

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