Indianapolis woman charged with reckless homicide for fatal crash

A lady tied to 2 deadly crashes is dealing with expenses after investigators uncovered a historical past of harmful driving they are saying is attributable to a medical situation.

Following a deadly crash on Could 19, Kelli Anderson, who advised police she suffers from seizures, was advised by medical doctors that she shouldn’t be behind the wheel, in response to a possible trigger affidavit. 

“Neurology defined to the affected person that she is at excessive danger of hurt to herself and/or others and that she shouldn’t drive for six months till cleared by [a] neurologist,” in response to medical data from Could 20. “Affected person verbalized understanding.” 

The second deadly crash occurred June 9 — lower than one month after. 

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Police say Anderson drove throughout a median close to the intersection of North Keystone Avenue and East 52nd Avenue and hit a number of automobiles stopped at a pink mild, together with Kiana Burns’, in response to a possible trigger affidavit. 

Burns, who was within the first automotive hit, suffered crucial accidents and was taken to IU Methodist Hospital the place she died two days later. Burns was an Indianapolis resident and a mom of 4. 

Anderson advised police she was driving north in her white Lincoln SUV when she swerved to keep away from hitting a automotive that lower in entrance of her in the proper flip lane, however she misjudged and veered into the stopped automobiles, data state.

The Lincoln first struck Burns’ car, a grey Pontiac G6. That automotive, which was within the left-most lane for visitors travelling straight, was then pushed into the rear of a grey Toyota Corolla stopped in entrance of it and a white Subaru Forester stopped within the middle lane. The Toyota then hit a pink Ford Edge stopped in the identical lane and a black Fiat 500 within the left flip lane. 

After hitting the Pontiac, the Lincoln spun left right into a silver Honda Accord within the left flip lane, which then hit a U-Haul field truck that was stopped behind the Fiat. 

The Lincoln that Anderson drove accelerated earlier than it hit the automobiles, in response to knowledge collected by investigators. The Airbag Management Module within the Lincoln, which data and shops knowledge as much as 5 seconds of information earlier than a crash, indicated the automotive was touring about 69 mph at impression.

The pace restrict on Keystone Avenue is 35 mph. The information additionally confirmed the brakes weren’t engaged.

Anderson advised detectives she suffers from epilepsy triggered by life-threatening allergy symptoms, the court docket doc stated. She was recognized with seizures in February 2018 and stated she takes prescription treatment for her seizures.

Anderson advised investigators she is allowed to drive as a result of her sickness is because of allergy symptoms. 

When officers requested her on June 9 if she was scuffling with signs, she stated she “blacked out” and did not keep in mind what occurred, in response to the possible trigger affidavit. 

Anderson was arrested Friday, June 17, on expenses of reckless murder and six counts of legal recklessness in connection to this crash. 

In accordance with investigators, Anderson was additionally concerned in a deadly crash on Could 19 close to East forty ninth Avenue and North Meridian Avenue. As of Friday, Anderson will not be dealing with expenses on this deadly collision.

Indy police discover historical past of harmful driving 

As police had been investigating the crash, they found Anderson has been concerned in 5 extra crashes since August 2019.

• August 3, 2019: Anderson was driving a Saturn Outlook on the 6500 block of North Meridian Avenue when she veered off the street, drove the automotive right into a ditch and it flipped over. After the crash, Anderson advised cops she presumably had a seizure and didn’t know what occurred. 
• February 20, 2020: Anderson was driving a silver 2012 GMC Acadia south on Dean Street and rolled by means of a cease signal at East 79th Avenue. Police stated she crashed right into a BMW 528i turning south onto Dean Street. The driving force stated she had shoulder pains and was transported to Group North Hospital.  
• March 9, 2021: Anderson was driving a silver 2013 GMC Acadia south on Fall Creek parkways North Drive when she struck one other car going south, data state.  
• September 2, 2021: Anderson was driving a silver 2013 GMC Acadia south on Allisonville Street when she hit a black Chevrolet Trax travelling the identical course, inflicting the Chevrolet to spin out and the GMC to veer off the street and into a fireplace hydrant. Anderson advised police she didn’t know she was concerned in an accident or hit anybody.
• Could 2, 2022: Anderson was driving a black 2017 GMC Acadia south within the 3700 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue when she veered off the street and into a lightweight pole. Anderson stated a automotive had stopped all of a sudden in entrance of her and she or he had swerved to keep away from it, which she advised police brought about her to run off the street.