INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday night, police responded to two fatal crashes within minutes of each other on the northeast side of the city.
The first incident occurred at approximately 11:13 p.m. when officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of E. 30th St. and N. Shadeland Ave for a two-vehicle crash.
According to witness statements, a white sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on N. Shadeland Avenue when it disregarded a red traffic light and struck a car that was turning eastbound onto East 30th Street.
The driver of the white sedan, identified as as 39-year-old Jasmond Duran Hunter, was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
The passenger in the white sedan, as well as the driver of the gray sedan, both adult males, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The two passengers, a man and a woman, in the gray sedan were unharmed.
Police said the driver of the gray sedan submitted to a chemical test, which is standard procedure in fatal accidents,.
Shortly after, around 11:50 p.m., officers were called to another crash in 1800 block of N. Post Rd.
Upon arrival, officers located an SUV with rollover damage. Police said both occupants were ejected as a result of the crash.
The driver, identified as 18-year-old Jaylen Douglas Brown-Bolden, was pronounced deceased. The passenger, a juvenile female, was transported to the hospital in serious condition but was later updated to stable condition.
Crash investigators believe the SUV was traveling northbound on N. Post Road when an unknown event caused the SUV to cross the center line and leave the west side of the roadway. Following a rollover, the SUV then crashed into a parked, unattended SUV.
