The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Friday, Dec. 21. Dispatchers first received notification of a serious crash on Strawtown Avenue near Joyce Avenue at 10:40 p.m. The location is near Strawtown Koteewi Park north of Noblesville.
Deputies arriving on the scene found a 2018 gray Nissan Altima crashed into the guardrail on Strawtown Avenue near the White River. Both occupants were ejected from the vehicle during the impact of the crash and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was transported by ground ambulance to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis with severe injuries including injury to the head. Names of those involved are not being released at this time pending notification of family members.
Crash investigators believe the Altima was eastbound on Strawtown Avenue when it left the road, struck a culvert and went into a ditch before returning to the road where it overturned and finally came to rest on a guardrail. Witnesses told investigators the Nissan was traveling at a high rate of speed and was swerving along the pavement prior to the crash. Investigators will work to determine what led to the fatal crash including if alcohol or other impairment may have been a contributing factor.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Cicero Police Department and Fire Departments from Cicero, Jackson Township and White River Township.
The incident is under investigation by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team. Anyone with information on the case may contact the team through Hamilton County Public Safety Communications at 317-773-1282.