On December 20, 2021, at 1013 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department was dispatched to the 1200 block of St. Joe River Drive regarding a single vehicle accident with injury.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Single Vehicle Injury Accident
Date: December 20, 2021
Location: 1200 block of St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 1013 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team is investigating a single vehicle accident involving injury that occurred today at roughly 10:13 am. Preliminary information indicates that a beige Oldsmobile cutlass was traveling west on St. Joe River Dr. when the vehicle went off the roadway running into a tree in front of 1236 St. Joe River Dr. The adult male driver was the only occupant in the vehicle and sustained life-threatening injuries in the accident. The driver was transported to a local hospital by TRAA.
At this time it is unknown what caused the accident. St. Joe River Dr. was closed for just under an hour while the Fatal Accident Crash Team and the Air Support Unit finished processing the scene. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutors Office.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app.
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