On August 12, 2023, at 2315 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Rothman Road and Denise Drive in reference to a vehicle accident with injuries.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Single-Vehicle Crash with Life-Threatening Injuries
Date: August 12, 2023
Time: 2315 hours
Location: Rothman Road and Denise Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Details/Summary:
On Saturday, 08/12/2023, at approximately 11:15 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Rothman Road and Denise Drive reference a vehicle crash with injuries. Witnesses reported one of the victims was pinned inside the vehicle. Officers arrived and observed the crash involved a single passenger car. They located a male/adult pinned in the driver’s seat and a female/adult in the front passenger seat. The male victim was extricated from the vehicle by the Fort Wayne Fire Department. Paramedics transported both victims to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Upon arriving at the hospital the female passenger was upgraded to serious condition by a physician. The male driver remains in life-threatening condition.
Preliminary information indicates the vehicle was westbound on Rothman Road when the driver lost control and left the roadway. After leaving the roadway the vehicle struck a decorative guardrail and a tree on the south side of Rothman Road. Investigators reported speed appears to be a contributing factor in the crash.
Rothman Road is closed to all traffic between Sunny Lane and Denise Drive while investigators process the scene. 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.
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