Indy family looks for answers following unsolved fatal hit-and-run caught on camera

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis family is mourning and looking for answers following a fatal hit-and-run on the city’s north side.

On a cold Saturday night in late January, police were called to North Keystone Avenue and found 43-year-old Lamont Curtis mortally wounded along 63rd Street.

Curtis had been riding a moped when he was hit by another driver who refused to stop.

The victim’s family says the case has been filled with delays since the day the crash happened.

After being run over, Curtis was taken to Methodist Hospital.

Unfortunately, because his family didn’t realize he was missing and no one notified them of the crash, the victim was basically alone in the hospital for 20 days before he passed away in mid-February.

That delay remains frustrating for the family, who are also upset with the fact no one has ever been held accountable for the crime.

“It’s been a total hell for us. Every day is a challenge,” said the victim’s father, Michael Curtis.

Michael Curtis says his son Lamont Curtis left behind a grieving family, including a 13-year-old daughter.

“This wasn’t a bad person. This was a good person. This was a father, and someone struck him and left him in the road,” said Michael Curtis.

After the crash, home surveillance video shows a white van turning onto 63rd Street.

With the victim stuck underneath, the van clearly ran over Curtis’s body and just kept going.

“How do you even function after doing something like that? Taking someone’s life like that,” said the victim’s sister, Latasha Curtis.

Video shows more than 8 minutes pass, with the victim lying in the road alone, before a neighbor noticed the body, came outside and alerted police.

“It’s just horrific. It’s the most horrific thing you can ever imagine,” said Latasha Curtis.

While IMPD confirms they did locate the van that fled the scene, police have not been able to prove who was behind the wheel.

“We just want justice for our son. What was done to him was terribly wrong,” said the victim’s mother, Devonna Curtis.

Lamont Curtis’ death is one of 8 fatal hit-and-run incidents that IMPD has investigated so far this year.

That is a decrease compared to recent years, which peaked with 31 deaths last year.

Still, the Curtis family urged all drivers to be accountable for their actions.

“If you hit someone, you have an obligation to try to help them,” said Michael Curtis.

IMPD says the investigation remains ongoing.

They encourage anyone with information to contact the IMPD Crash Investigations Unit at (317) 327-6549 or anonymously at (317) 262.TIPS.