Fatal crash involving cyclist
Carmel Police responded to a crash between a vehicle and a cyclist at W. Main Street and Towne Road on Friday, May 3. The cyclist later died at a nearby hospital.
Officers along with Carmel Fire Department (CFD) responded at 10:19 a.m. CFD medics transported the cyclist, Gioacchino Mutone, an 85-year-old male, to a nearby hospital. The Carmel Police Accident Investigation Team responded to conduct the investigation. Mutone died at the hospital later that afternoon.
Preliminary investigation shows that a vehicle driven by a juvenile male was traveling south on Towne Road, turning west onto W. Main Street. The cyclist was traveling south along Towne Road on the multi-purpose path. As the cyclist began crossing W. Main, continuing south, he was struck by the vehicle.
This investigation is ongoing and being led by the CPD Accident Investigation Team.
If anyone has further information regarding this case, please call the Carmel Police Department at (317) 571-2500.
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