Indy North Side Crash Kills Two, Injures Three

One man inside the SUV was found underneath the vehicle and died at the scene.

Damaged vehicle on dark street at night, with debris and police tape visible. — Source: FOX 59 / FOX 59

INDIANAPOLIS — Two people are dead and three others are injured after a two-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on Indianapolis’ north side.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police say officers were called just before 3 a.m. to the area of 86th Street and Meridian Street for a reported injury crash.

Investigators say an SUV carrying four men ran a red light, struck an Infiniti driven by one man, and flipped into a ditch. Police believe speed was a factor in the collision.

Officers found one of the men in the SUV trapped under the vehicle. Both he and the driver of the Infiniti were pronounced dead at the scene. The three other men from the SUV were taken to hospitals, including two who are in critical condition and one who is stable.

IMPD’s Fatal Crash Team is leading the investigation. Police closed the intersection following the crash, but it reopened just after 10 a.m.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the one of the men who died as 32-year-old Forrest Coffee Jr.