INDIANAPOLIS — One child has died, and three other children are hospitalized following a crash on the near northside of Indianapolis on Tuesday, IMPD said.
According to IMPD, officers responded to the scene of the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 34th Street and N Keystone Avenue around 4:44 p.m.
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IMPD initially reported that two of the children are in critical condition and two are in stable condition. They later confirmed one of the children, later identified as 6-year-old Jeremiah Dior Poole, died in the hospital.
Crash investigators believe a truck was traveling northbound on Keystone Avenue when the light turned red, but the driver continued driving through the intersection.
A Hyundai, carrying the four children, was traveling southbound and attempting to turn on 34th Street when it was struck by the truck.
The crash caused the Hyundai to go off the road and strike a fence.
The crash has renewed concerns among area residents about speeding on Keystone Avenue. Velma Hamler, who lives near the intersection, said drivers frequently speed through to beat red lights.
"They accelerate when they see that light changing, you know, sometimes it'd be almost on red, but they're still flying through," Hamler said.
Hamler said she nearly died in a similar incident.
"Oh my land, in 2012, I almost lost my life. This car accelerated through the light. I had my front tires in my driveway. The back tires was on the curb, hit me, threw me two doors down," Hamler said.
She hopes the tragedy will encourage drivers to exercise more caution.
"If the light is red, stop. If the light is turning yellow, slow down," Hamler added.
IMPD stated that all drivers involved stayed on the scene during the investigation.
