At approximately 2:57 a.m. Sunday, officers from the Noblesville Police Department (NPD) responded to the intersection of Cicero Road (State Road 19) and Field Drive in Noblesville regarding a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
Officers arrived on the scene a short time later and located an adult male lying in the middle of Cicero Road just south of the Field Drive intersection. Officers immediately assessed the man’s condition subject but quickly concluded that he was deceased.
Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison has identified the deceased as John Finch, 52, Noblesville. The cause of the accident is under investigation and the official cause and manner of death are pending autopsy and toxicology results.
Based on his injuries and a large amount of glass in the area, it appears the subject was struck by a vehicle that eventually fled the scene.
Officers from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Cicero Police Department assisted NPD in searching the area for the suspect vehicle.
The NPD Crash Reconstruction Unit was summoned to the scene to investigate the crash and to collect evidence.
Northbound and southbound traffic on Cicero Road from Forest Park Drive to Field Drive was closed during the crash investigation and reopened in both directions at 7:12 a.m.
The crash is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this crash is urged to contact Detective Joseph Jerrell at jjerrell@noblesville.in.gov or (317) 776-6371.