Sheriff credits community members for information leading to arrest
On Tuesday, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of 226th Street and Anthony Road, just west of Cicero, on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
In a Wednesday press conference, Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Quakenbush said, “The first deputies to arrive at the scene were directed to where the victim, Alice Chamblin, a 70-year-old female from Cicero, was laying on the side of the road. Bystanders and deputies performed first aid and CPR until paramedics arrived; however, Chamblin died on scene due to her injuries.”
Reports filed by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Crash Team indicated Chamblin had been walking on the side of Anthony Road with a family member just before the crash occurred.
The family member and another witness were able to provide a vehicle description of a truck which had crossed from the northbound lane of travel, into the southbound lane of travel and struck Chamblin. The truck then left the scene northbound on Anthony Road.
Evidence left on scene by the suspect truck was found and collected by accident investigators.
Based on witness information and evidence at the scene, investigators were able to determine the suspect vehicle was a silver/gray 1997-2003 Ford F-150 with a tinted rear window.
“Through the generous help from our social media followers, local news and our local communities, tips and leads began to come into our office. These tips led investigators to Tipton, where a citizen reported seeing a Ford F-150 that matched the description of the suspect vehicle,” Quakenbush said.
Investigators with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office located the truck and concluded the damage to the truck was consistent with evidence collected at the crash scene. The vehicle was impounded and taken to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office crime lab where detectives were able to match evidence found at the scene to the evidence on the suspect’s truck.
“Through exhaustive work of the Hamilton County Crash Team and the help of the citizens of our communities, we were able to arrest Daniel L. Sullivan of Tipton,” Quakenbush said.
Sullivan was arrested on the alleged crime of leaving the scene of a crash causing death. Sullivan is currently housed in the Hamilton County Jail.