Fatal 2 Car Crash On State Road 37

A 44-year-old Noblesville woman was killed in a two-car crash Monday morning on State Road 37, north of Noblesville.

Nicole R. Townley, 44, died after being taken by ground ambulance to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. According to police, Townley was driving a 2016 Kia Soul northbound on 37. They said it appears the car crossed into the southbound lane where the road transitions from a 4-lane divided highway into a 2-lane highway. The Kia collided head-on with a 2006 Dodge Charger that was driven by Kristine S. Tishner, 39, of Noblesville. Tishner was transported by air ambulance to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash occurred around 8 a.m. and southbound traffic was diverted onto Promise Road and northbound traffic onto 191st Street while investigators collected evidence and investigated the crash. Those road closures / lane restrictions were in place until 11:30 a.m.  The NPD Crash Reconstruction Unit was summoned to the scene to investigate the crash.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.