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A pursuit involving law enforcement in Hancock County began near Mt. Comfort Road and I-70 and ended near McCordsville.
About 4:30 a.m. Friday members of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department were called to the area of Carvana located near Mt. Comfort Road and I-70, for a possible vehicle theft in progress. Deputies arrived and located a suspicious vehicle near the Carvana gate with no headlights or taillights on. Upon seeing police, the vehicle immediately fled the area at a high rate of speed.
Deputies pursued the vehicle north on County Road 700 West. The vehicle crashed into another car at the intersection of 700 West and 600 North. Deputies arrived on the scene and called for the Hancock County Fatal Accident Crash Team (F.A.C.Team) to respond because of the severity of the crash.
The suspect vehicle was a Nissan Sentra driven by an unidentified male. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle. He was transported to Eskenazi Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Deputies are working with the coroner’s office and hospital staff to identify the male.
The other car was a Chevrolet Malibu occupied by three people. The three occupants were transported to Eskenazi Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At this time, drugs may be a factor, along with fleeing law enforcement. The investigation is ongoing.
The intersection was closed for about four hours while officers from the Hancock County Fatal Accident Crash Team and McCordsville Police Department investigated.
Officers formed a perimeter around Carvana and searched for any other possible occupants of the suspect vehicle, but none were located.
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