On December 13, 2022, at 0724 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to reports of a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident in the Baer Road and Airport Expressway intersection.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Life-Threatening Vehicle Accident
Date: December 13, 2022
Location: the intersection of Baer Road and Airport Expressway, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 0724 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a vehicle crash that occurred today at Baer Rd. & Airport Expressway around 7:24 am. Preliminary information indicates that a black Mercury SUV was traveling South on Baer Rd. and turned left (East) onto Airport Expressway in front of a maroon motorcycle traveling West on Airport Expressway causing the crash. The adult female driver and the two occupants of the SUV were uninjured. The adult male driver of the motorcycle was in critical condition at the scene and was not wearing a helmet. He was transported to a local hospital by TRAA where his condition remained critical to life-threatening. The Fatal Accident Crash Team was paged and took over the investigation.
Airport Expressway West bound traffic is currently rerouted South on Baer Rd. until the crash scene is processed. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department FACT team and the Allen County Prosecutor’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.
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