INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — At least one person died Friday morning in a crash on the city ‘s east side, Indianapolis police said.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called just after 10:15 a.m. to an accident in the 4200 block of East Washington Street near Sherman Drive.

Officers at the scene told News 8 a black SUV was headed east on Washington Street when, for some reason, it crossed a sidewalk and struck a tree.

Only one person, identified by police as a male, was in the vehicle at the time of the crash. He did not survive.

East Washington Street is closed in all direction for crash investigation and cleanup.

No other information was immediately available.

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — There have been plenty of celebrities and actors at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, although most of them do not race on the famed track.

One actor who is breaking that norm is Keanu Reeves.

The award-winning actor will be behind the wheel of a car in the GR Cup Series event at IMS this weekend.

Reeves will pilot the Eagles Canyon Racing powered by Fast Track Toyota GR86 in the AM class.

“I just want to say ‘Thank you’ and my appreciation for the opportunity to race in the Toyota GR Cup at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” Reeves said in a video message posted on X, formally known as Twitter.

It will be Reeves’ professional racing debut.

He’s found success in a race car before though, having won the 2009 Long Beach Grand Prix Pro-Celebrity Race.

Fans will have a chance to see Reeves drive for the first time on Friday morning during GR Cup qualifying from 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. EDT.

The GR Cup’s first race of the weekend will take place on Saturday morning, with another qualifying session and race scheduled for Sunday.

Some notable movies that Reeves has acted in during his career include the “John Wick” franchise, “The Matrix” and, fittingly, “Speed.”

The GR Cup is part of “Indy 8 Hour” weekend. The main event will be an eight-hour Intercontinental GT Challenge race called the Indianapolis 8 Hour.

Last year, Philipp Eng, Sheldon von der Linde and Dries Vanthoor teamed up to drive to victory in the Indianapolis 8 Hour.

This will be the third straight weekend that there has been racing at IMS. The IMSA TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks took place Sept. 20-22, while the Driven2SaveLives BC39 presented by Avanti took place last weekend.

This weekend’s event though will be the final major racing event of the year at IMS.

For information on tickets for this weekend at IMS, click here.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is taking part in this year’s National Faith and Blue Weekend.

The weekend partners the police department with local faith-based organizations to build bridges and break down bias amid violence in the city.

16-year-old Reese Hamilton lives in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood and described the violence around him in two words.

“Tremendously horrific,” Hamilton said. “Those are the two words I can think of. There is no fun here. Sometimes you might have to get on the ground, get up under the bed because you can hear the bullets so close.”

It’s kids like him who are looking forward the weekend’s kick off Youth Town Hall at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on Friday.

It’s an event where kids can come to the church’s sanctuary to talk directly with police about the violence they face on Indy’s streets.

“Far too often, a lot of adults in this world, we do a lot of talking and not enough listening,” IMPD Major Corey Mims said. “We are excited to sit down with the youth today and just hear from them.”

The town hall comes after IMPD investigated 25 homicides where a person under 17 died in 2023.

It’s something Friendship Missionary Baptist Church pastor Ronald Covington says could be changed with better listening.

“I’ve buried too many young people,” Covington said. “It’s a combination of listening and learning that builds trust between the youth and that’s what it’s all about.”

The partnership continues on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with a car seat safety clinic and resource fair for families.

The clinic will be held at the Firefly Children and Family Alliance and the fair will be at Resurrection Community Church.

On Sunday IMPD’s command staff will visit a church in each of their six districts to build those bridges.

Here’s the full list of churches and pastors they will visit with times:

• Villa Baptist Church – 2650 Villa Ave | Lead Pastor RT Stringer | 11:00 AM  
• Nu Corinthians – 5935 W 56th St | Pastor Terry Webster Sr | 10:00 AM  
• Allen Chapel – 637 E 11th St | Pastor Charles Fontaine Macon | 10:30 AM  
• Resurrection Community Church – 2502 E 38th St | Pastor Orlando Jordan | 10:30 AM  
• Tuxedo Baptist Church – 29 N Grant Ave | Pastor Eddie Smith Sr | 10:45 AM  
• Friendship Missionary Baptist Church – 1301 N Goodlet Ave | Pastor Ronald Covington | 11:00 AM  

“Our faith-based community are key pillars in our neighborhoods and partnering with them helps us build trust within the community.” Mims said. “I believe that sitting down with our youth will help us better understand where they’re coming from.”

Covington is hopeful the weekend will help in clearing up any misconceptions his young congregation has when it comes to the police’s role in the community.