05/11/2025
On Saturday at 11:59 pm, Madison County Central Dispatch received a 911 call of a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle at 9th Street and Main Street in Elwood. The vehicle struck the pedestrian, a 16 year old male of Tipton. The juvenile was running in the area at the time of the crash.
The vehicle, a 2017 Ram 1500 pick up truck, did not stop after the crash however a witness followed the suspect vehicle to Windfall, Indiana where a deputy with Tipton County Sheriff's Department detained the driver, identified as 77 year old Michael A. Carnes of Frankfort, Indiana.
The victim was transported to St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood where he succumb to his injuries.
The Madison County Sheriff's Department Crash Investigation Team is continuing the investigation. The driver consented to toxicology which is pending.
Assisted by the Elwood Police Department, Madison County Emergency Management, and Tipton County Sheriff's Department.