Tiffany McGinnis
Police say alcohol may have been a factor in an early morning accident that killed two people. Sherelle Davis, 25, and Mercedes McGinnis, 22, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, officials said.
At approximately 3:22 a.m., officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the 7400 block of E. 30th Street on a business burglar alarm. Dispatchers subsequently received a second call indicating that someone needed help.
When officers arrived they found a car that had crashed into a building, ejecting and killing two of the vehicle’s occupants. Investigators believe that a Chevy Impala was traveling south on Richardt Avenue approaching the intersection of E. 30th St. where it comes to a dead-end. Officers believe the vehicle’s driver continued south through the dead-end, went over a guard rail, rolled and crashed into a building.
The vehicle caused external damage to the Univar USA Inc. building. No one was inside the building at the time of the crash. A third victim, originally reported by the police to have died, is currently in critical condition at Wishard Memorial Hospital. Officers have reasons to believe that alcohol may been involved and have requested members of the FACT team to conduct an investigation.
The driver of the vehicle, identified as 27-year-old Tiffany McGinnis of Indianapolis voluntarily submitted to a blood draw to test her blood for illegal intoxicants. Police say she has been arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and serious injury. She is currently being held in the Marion County Jail. Two other occupants of the vehicle were transported to area hospitals, both in stable condition.
The two deceased victim’s names are not yet available for release as they have not been positively identified.
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