There were two serious traffic crashes in Fishers in recent days, one Friday and the other Sunday.  The Friday accident took one person’s life.

At 2:30pn Friday, Fishers Police responded to 131st Street and Olio Road and found a crash involving two vehicles, with three people sent to area hospitals.  One of the three died.

The fatality is identified as Billy Newman, 95, from Fishers.  Injured were Doris Newman, 81, also from Fishers, and Marsha Lipe, 72, from Indianapolis.

Based on evidence collected at the scene and witness statements provided to officers, it appears a Cadillac, traveling southbound, turned left (eastbound), into the path of an Acura traveling northbound.

This crash remains under investigation.

Sunday at 4:30pm, officers were called to Allisonville Road and White Oaks Drive, finding a vehicle stopped and a pedestrian taken to a local hospital.

According to police, the pedestrian, an unidentified 15-year-old,  was running eastbound, across Allisonville Road, when he crossed into the path of the southbound vehicle. Authorities says the driver immediately stopped and cooperated with the investigation.

No citations were issued. This crash remains under investigation.

Police provided no update on the conditions of those injured in the two accidents.