Update: Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Fall Creek; One Critically Injured

The driver of the stolen vehicle, a black 2010 Toyota Sequoia, was identified as 20 year old Alexis Pinto of Baltimore Maryland. He has active felony arrest warrants related to child sex crimes. He is still hospitalized with non life threatening injuries and is under police surveillance.

The passenger in the vehicle, who remains hospitalized in very critical condition, is a fourteen year old girl from New Jersey.

The vehicle Pinto was driving was reported stolen from Illinois September 13, 2026 (earlier the same morning as the incident). A license plate reading camera alerted a nearby trooper of the stolen vehicle near I-70 and Post Road. The Trooper found the vehicle and a pursuit ensued. At the time of the pursuit, the trooper had no knowledge of who was driving the vehicle or who was inside of it. The identities of the occupants was not discovered until after the crash.

The fourteen year old victim was pulled from the submerged vehicle by first responders from IMPD and IFD who jumped into the water upon arrival to the crash scene.

This incident is still under investigation by Indiana State Police Detectives and remains active.

Original release is below:

Just after 9:00 a.m. an Indiana State Trooper located a stolen vehicle near I-70 and post road. When the trooper attempted to pull the vehicle over the driver fled. The pursuit went westbound on I-70 from Post Road. As the pursuit neared downtown the suspect vehicle turned onto I-65 northbound in the southbound lanes, traveling the wrong way on the interstate. The involved trooper made the decision to terminate the pursuit. A short time later, the vehicle that was fleeing from the trooper earlier, was reportedly crashed and submerged in Fall Creek.

When emergency responders arrived in the area they located the vehicle in Fall Creek, submerged underwater. A male subject was swimming to the shore and was taken into custody. It was believed there was another occupant inside the car. First responders were able to enter the water and pull a female from the wreckage. She received emergency medical attention at the scene from IFD and IEMS and was transported to a local hospital in very critical condition.

Indiana State Police Detectives and Crash Reconstructionists are still investigating this incident. We expect to update information about this case tomorrow.

ISP was assisted by the Indianapolis Fire Department, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and Indianapolis EMS.