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Woman dead in hit-and-run on Indy's east side

Officers responded to the 1100 block of South Chester Avenue, shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman was killed after being hit by a car on Indianapolis' east side Saturday evening.

IMPD officers responded to the 1100 block of South Chester Avenue, just south of the intersection of Prospect Street and Southeastern Avenue, shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday for a report of a person hit by a car.

There, they located a person who was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

The Marion County Coroner's Office confirmed the victim died from their injuries and identified them as 28-year-old Mary Adame.

An IMPD spokesperson said the driver who hit the person left the scene, and police are working to determine if the incident may have been intentional.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Michael McWhorter at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email him at Michael.McWhorter@indy.gov.

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