A South Side robbery attempt in Indianapolis ended with a car striking 62-year-old Charles Collins, injuries so severe he died in the hospital two days later. Now the man who hit him, Corey Davis, is headed to prison for 15 years.
According to WTHR, Davis pleaded guilty to robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, according to court documents cited by the station. As part of the plea agreement, a murder charge against him was dismissed, along with a separate robbery charge for taking property by force or threat.
The crash happened at Stop 11 Road and Madison Avenue in Indianapolis. Officers arrived at the robbery scene around 11:30 p.m. on May 15, 2025, and found Collins critically injured after being hit by a car, per the same report. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead two days later, on May 17, 2025.
Officers Found Collins Hurt on the South Side
A separate account from Hoodline describes officers responding on the morning of May 15 to the 8000 block of South Madison Avenue, where they found Collins suffering from injuries indicative of being struck by a vehicle. He was transported to Eskanazi Hospital, where he later died from those injuries, that report said.
Investigators identified Davis as a suspect using evidence and witness statements, the WTHR report states. He was arrested on June 5, 2025, roughly three weeks after Collins died.
A Name That Surfaced Before
A 2014 report from IndyStar described a Corey Davis, then 35, who agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery in a 2012 home-invasion case that left a victim dead, accepting a 30-year sentence with 10 years suspended. That shooting occurred on Oct. 6, 2012, and prosecutors in that case agreed to dismiss murder and robbery charges Davis was also facing as part of the deal. It is not established whether that Corey Davis is the same man now sentenced in the Collins case.
For now, the facts of the current case remain as reported: a robbery attempt on Indianapolis's South Side, a car striking a 62-year-old man, and a 15-year prison sentence for the driver responsible.
