INDIANAPOLIS – A motorcyclist died in a hit-and-run on the city’s northwest side Tuesday evening.
According to a spokesperson with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened near the intersection of 52nd Street and Lafayette Road.
Police say a red 2002 Dodge Neon hit the motorcyclist, then went eastbound on 52nd Street.
The 35-year-old motorcyclist was unresponsive at the scene when officers arrived. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.
The Marion County Coroner identified him as Sultan Ariff.
Police are still looking for the Dodge Neon. It has Indiana plate XVQ562 and passenger-side damage.
Anybody with information should call the IMPD hit-and-run office at 317-327-6594 or Crime Stoppers at 317-262-8477.
