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2 hurt when car slams into home on Indy's near northwest side

The incident happened just before 5 p.m. Wednesday at the 29th Street and Ethel Avenue intersection.
Credit: Indianapolis Fire Department
Two people were hurt when a car struck a house after a collision at 29th Street and Ethel Avenue on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two people were hurt, one critically, after a crash Wednesday on the near northwest side of Indianapolis.

According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, it happened in the 500 block of West 29th Street around 4:45 p.m.

In a release, IFD reported witnesses said a car was southbound on Ethel Avenue, failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the path of an SUV. After a collision, the car went airborne and struck the porch of a home. The impact destroyed a support column of the home.

A passenger in the car, a 17-year-old female, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the car, a 16-year-old male, was transported to a hospital in serious condition.

The driver of the SUV was not hurt.

IMPD is investigating the crash.

Credit: Indianapolis Fire Department
Credit: Indianapolis Fire Department

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