Indianapolis, IN (August 10, 2026) – A predawn hit-and-run crash on the city’s south side left one person dead and another seriously injured, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
IMPD officers responded around 2:30 a.m. Monday to the 8300 block of U.S. 31 South, just south of Stop 11 Road, after a two-vehicle crash was reported. One person died as a result of the crash. A second person was seriously injured.
Police are investigating the crash as a hit-and-run. Detectives are gathering surveillance video from the area and speaking with witnesses as they work to identify the vehicle and driver who left the scene.
IMPD also said alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash. Investigators have not said which driver they believe had been drinking, and no charges have been filed as of this report.
This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.
What Indiana Families Should Know After a Fatal Hit-and-Run
Leaving the scene of a crash that causes death or serious injury is itself a separate criminal offense in Indiana, a Level 4 felony under IC 9-26-1-1.1, apart from any liability for causing the crash in the first place. That charge doesn’t depend on proving who caused the collision, only that the driver failed to stop.
- If the fleeing driver is never identified, the injured victims’ own uninsured motorist coverage can often step in to cover losses that the missing driver would otherwise owe
- Surveillance footage from nearby businesses and home doorbell cameras is typically overwritten within days to a few weeks, so preserving it quickly matters to identifying the vehicle IMPD is looking for
- Under Indiana’s modified comparative fault rule (IC 34-51-2-6), if the investigation finds either driver had been drinking, that finding will factor into how fault, and any eventual recovery, gets divided between the parties
- A pending criminal investigation into the hit-and-run does not need to conclude before a civil claim can be filed on behalf of the family
Wrongful death claims in Indiana must generally be filed within two years of the date of death (IC 34-23-1-1). For this crash, that deadline falls on August 10, 2028.
Contact Our Indiana Hit-and-Run Accident Attorneys
Finding out someone caused this kind of harm and then drove away leaves a family carrying grief and unanswered questions at the same time.
Langer & Langer has represented Indiana families in hit-and-run and wrongful death cases for more than 45 years, and our Indiana wrongful death attorneys know how to move a case forward even before IMPD identifies the driver who left the scene. That work often runs on a separate track from the criminal investigation, gathering the same surveillance footage and witness accounts IMPD is collecting, but for the purpose of the family’s own claim.
Surveillance footage from the businesses and homes near Stop 11 Road won’t stay available indefinitely. Identifying the vehicle IMPD is searching for often comes down to securing that footage before it’s erased or recorded over.
We take hit-and-run and wrongful death cases on contingency, so there is nothing owed upfront to talk with us and nothing owed at all unless we recover for your family.
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