
On November 9, 2022, at 1558 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Winchester and Bluffton Roads regarding a motorcycle accident with injuries.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Life-Threatening Crash Involving Motorcyclist
Date: November 9, 2022
Time: 1558 hours
Location: Winchester and Bluffton Roads, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Victim: Male/Adult
Details/Summary:
On Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, at approximately 3:58 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Winchester Road and Bluffton Road regarding a vehicle crash with injuries. Witnesses reported the crash involved a pickup truck and a motorcyclist. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male motorcyclist as well as an adult male driver of the pickup truck. Paramedics transported the motorcyclist to a local hospital where a physician advised he had sustained life-threatening injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was not transported for any injuries.
Preliminary information indicates the driver of the pickup truck was traveling north bound on Bluffton Road and was stopped at the red light at Winchester Road when the motorcyclist struck the pickup truck from behind.
This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s 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.