Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident in West Indy

INDIANAPOLIS – IMPD is investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Indianapolis’ west side early Tuesday evening.

The accident was reported around 1:15 a.m. on May 28 in the 6000 block of West Washington Street, near South High School Road. Officers found a man with trauma who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

An IMPD spokesman said the car that struck the man did not remain at the scene of the accident and accident investigators have already begun investigating the accident.

Both lanes of West Washington Street were closed in the area overnight but have now reopened.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana anonymously at 317-262-8477.

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