A week after a hit-and-run driver killed 56-year-old Terry Sadberry while she rode her bicycle on Indianapolis’s west side, her identical twin sister is pleading with neighbors and businesses to check their security cameras. Sherry Krane says she wants justice for the sister she shared a bond with for 56 years, and she believes someone out there has seen the damaged car that struck Terry down.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police found Sadberry near West Michigan Street and Grande Avenue around 10:30 p.m. on October 4, according to WISH-TV. Police say a vehicle struck Sadberry from behind as she rode her bike that evening, and the driver did not stop, according to police accounts cited by the station. She died at the scene. Separate reporting from WRTV states that Sadberry was riding on West Cossell Road when she was hit, and that the Marion County Coroner’s Office identified her the following Monday morning.
Per Sherry Krane, Terry was on her way to cook for her grandchild the night she was killed. Krane describes her sister as giving, caring, funny, and fond of karaoke — someone who loved cooking and riding her bicycle. “She is missed, and we remain in disbelief,” Krane said of the loss, a sentiment the twin sister has repeated as the investigation drags on without answers.
No Vehicle Description, No Arrest
Authorities have not released any information about the driver or the vehicle involved, and police have told Krane they cannot confirm her suspicions about nearby cameras. The striking vehicle did not stay on scene, and IMPD does not have a description of it, according to FOX59. As of the weekend after the crash, IMPD said it had no further information on the incident, per the same wrtv.com account.
Krane is asking anyone with surveillance video recorded between 9 p.m. and midnight on October 4 to come forward. She has pointed specifically to a nearby house, a restaurant, and the Allison Transmission facility as locations that may have captured footage of the area that night. Her hope is that someone noticed a car with fresh damage in the days since the crash, a detail she says could crack the case open.
A Family Still Waiting
The investigation into the hit-and-run continues, with no suspect identified publicly. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
Sadberry’s death adds to a string of hit-and-run cases that have drawn attention across Indianapolis in recent days. Detectives made an arrest in a separate fatal hit-and-run that killed a nine-year-old boy on the city’s northwest side, according to InkFreeNews.com. Another case saw an arrest after a woman walking in a parking lot was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle on the near west side, as reported by WTHR. For now, Krane continues to wait, hoping that someone with a camera, a memory, or a conscience comes forward with the answer that could finally bring her sister’s case to a close.
