Fishers, Indiana (August 4, 2026) – A crash at the roundabout where 96th Street meets Allisonville Road killed an SUV driver late Tuesday night, and the driver of the pickup truck that hit her now faces a preliminary charge of driving while intoxicated causing death, the Fishers Police Department said.
Officers and medics arrived after 11:30 p.m. on August 4 and found a person dead inside a white Hyundai Palisade at the roundabout on the border of Fishers and Indianapolis. The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office later identified her as 56-year-old Susann Hayden-Tindall of Frankfort.
The driver of a black Ford F-250, identified by police as Cory Amick, remained at the scene and refused medical transport. Investigators said Amick refused field sobriety tests, so officers obtained and served a search warrant to draw his blood for testing.
Video from a nearby license-plate reading camera showed the F-250 speeding through the roundabout before hitting the Palisade, according to police, and the footage matched the initial findings of the department’s crash-reconstruction team.
Amick was arrested but has not been jailed. A Fishers Police Department spokesperson said the department is withholding his age and hometown because the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office hasn’t yet decided whether to file formal charges.
This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.
What to Do After a Fatal DUI Crash in Indiana
Can Susann Hayden-Tindall’s family pursue a civil claim before the criminal case is resolved?
Yes. A wrongful death claim moves on its own timeline and doesn’t have to wait for the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office to file charges or for a criminal case to reach a verdict. The two cases run on separate tracks, use different evidence standards, and can proceed at the same time.
What can a wrongful death claim cover?
Under Indiana’s wrongful death statute, a claim brought by the estate’s personal representative can pursue medical and funeral expenses, the income and benefits Hayden-Tindall would have provided, and compensation for the loss of her care, love, and companionship.
What does the investigation status mean for the family right now?
The blood draw, the license-plate camera footage, and the crash-reconstruction findings all belong to Fishers Police. Requesting and preserving copies of that evidence early, before the criminal case moves forward or records are purged on a routine schedule, protects the civil claim regardless of how the prosecutor’s decision comes out.
What is the filing deadline?
Wrongful death claims in Indiana must generally be filed within two years of the date of death under IC 34-23-1-1, which places the deadline at August 4, 2028, for this case.
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Losing a mother to a driver who chose to speed through a roundabout leaves a family carrying grief and unanswered questions in the same breath. Nothing about the days ahead should have to include chasing down police reports alone.
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Search warrants, blood test results, and license-plate camera footage are all held by the department right now, and requesting that evidence early keeps it from being lost to routine retention schedules.
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