Police find 1998 Dodge pickup in fatal hit-and-run crash on Indianapolis' northwest side
Update: Police on Jan. 26, 2022 said they located the pickup. This story was updated Feb. 7, 2022 with more information about the deceased.
Indianapolis police are searching for a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash.
The crash happened about 9 p.m. Jan. 25 when the Dodge Ram pickup northbound on Kessler Boulevard North Drive struck a westbound Pontiac on West 30th Street.
The collision caused heavy damage to both vehicles and the Dodge Ram fled without stopping to provide aid or information, a news release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department states.
The driver of the Pontiac, identified as 43-year-old Todd Hurt, was transported to a hospital but did not survive. A passenger in the car also was taken to a hospital and was listed in critical condition, police said.
Detectives have identified a 1998 red Dodge Ram, with Indiana license plate TK829NNJ, as the suspect vehicle. The pickup will have significant front-end damage, police said.
Police released an image of the suspect vehicle, which has a black tool box in the bed and Harley Davidson decals in the rear window.
Anyone with information about this pickup should call the IMPD Hit and Run Office at 317-327-6549 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 or (TIPS).
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indianapolis crime: Police seek 1998 red Dodge pickup in fatal crash
