INDIANAPOLIS — A woman was hit by a car and died on Indianapolis' east side early Thursday morning.
IMPD officers responded to the area of North Gale and East Washington streets around 5:40 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck. They found a woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her name has not been shared by authorities, who have begun a death investigation.
Police told 13News the woman had walked into the street in the area several times throughout the night prior to being hit.
The woman driving the car remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators.
It's unclear why the woman was walking in the street.
Police diverted Washington Street traffic at Sherman Drive and LaSalle Street to bypass the incident using Michigan and New York streets, north of Washington Street while they collected evidence at the scene.
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