13News reporter Karen Campbell breaks down the issues many have tried to fix on Washington Street on Indy's east side.
IMPD says the incident happened just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, at the intersection of East Washington Street and Kitley Avenue.
"We are grateful for the outpouring of support for our daughter, Hope," read a statement from the family."She is in stable condition and has a long road to recovery ahead of her. We have no doubt she will be back on her feet soon.""We could see her on the ground and we could tell from the damage of the vehicle that she was hurt pretty bad," said a witness named Larry, who works at Skyline Motel, just feet from where the crash happened.
IMPD officers responded to the intersection of East Washington Street and South Kitley Avenue for the crash around 7:30 a.m."It's just not safe to cross the street for anybody out here," said Larry. According to BELIEVE Charter school, who owns the school bus, the bus arm was extended and flashing lights and activated at the time of the crash."So this is the third incident at this specific intersection," said Eric Holt of Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis, who's been tracking pedestrian and cycling incidents for the last couple years.
Data shows someone was hit and killed in November 2022. Another person was struck and injured in April 2023.IMPD officers responded to the intersection of East Washington Street and South Kitley Avenue for the crash around 7:30 a.m."We've tracked 371 incidents so far this year and 39 of them have come along Washington Street. Last year, it was 684 incidents with 68 being on Washington Street," said Holt."Ultimately, the solution is infrastructure.
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