WISH: Indianapolis creates Fatal Crash Review Team to evaluate road dangers

Read the full story by Adam Pinsker here.

A five-person Fatal Crash Review Team will soon begin work to evaluate dangerous streets and intersections where deadly crashes have happened around Indianapolis.

Dan Parker, the director of the Department of Public Works, told News 8 on Thursday night, “A lot of this comes down to driver inattention; a lot of it comes down to what drivers are doing out there post-pandemic. People are driving faster.”

The team is part of Indianapolis’ Complete Streets Ordinance. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will appoint one member, the Department of Metropolitan Development will select another, Public Works also will have a representative. Bicycle safety advocate Damon Richards was named to the board Thursday by the Public Works Commission. The Indianapolis City-County Council will appoint a fifth person to the board.

The Public Works director describes the team’s duties. “Folks gather information about the specific area, analyze it, and there would have to be a public meeting that would be publicized.”