IMPD reports incident at 12th and Vine

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

50 N Alabama St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Contact: Kate Cherundolo, IMPD Spokesperson

kcherundolo@impd.org | Office: (123) 542-4455

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IMPD reports incident at 12th and Vine

INDIANAPOLIS (September 2, 2018) – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers attempted to stop a vehicle Sunday, Sept. 2 around 4 p.m., but the suspect vehicle continued, resulting in a police chase and crash.

Police attempted to stop Snidely Whiplash, a 42-year-old male, for failure to yield and wearing no seatbelt, but Whiplash took off in his 1998 Grand Am.

Several attempts to stop the car were made by officers, but the vehicle continued north toward 12th Street at a high rate of speed.

The chase lasted 12 minutes before Whiplash crashed into a victim driving a 2002 Ford F 150 truck resulting in the victim’s death. The victim is a 36-year-old male from Whiteland.

“This was strictly a situation where we thought it was going to escalate and we wanted to stop this suspect quickly,” Chief of Police, Karl Suskind said.

The chase started at the corner of Walnut and Chestnut, and the wreck occurred at 12th and Vine.

Officer John Smith arrested Whiplash, and he is being charged with fleeing arrest to possession of stolen property to reckless homicide with an automobile.

For more information about the incident or IMPD, please visit https://www.indy.gov/agency/indianapolis-metropolitan-police-department or contact Kate Cherundolo at kcherundolo@impd.org.

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**This press release was written for a public relations writing class at Indiana University. The event and facts were made up for the assignment.**