After a lengthy investigation, the driver of a hit-skip accident in 2021, was arrested without incident on July 25, 2025, at 1443 hours.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: July 25, 2025
Location: 1. E. Main Street
Time: 1745 Hours
Suspect Arrested: Kierra Chapman, 31yo
Preliminary Charges:
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Death, Felony Level 4
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor
Details/Summary:
On April 4th, 2021 at 0124 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the
intersection of S. Lafayette Street and McKinnie Avenue, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
reference a party-pinned traffic crash. Read the original report.Fort Wayne police officers arrived on scene and discovered the crash involved two vehicles.
The occupants of one vehicle fled the scene, and the occupants of the second vehicle were all
injured. The Fort Wayne Fire Department arrived on scene and pronounced the pinned
occupant of the truck deceased at 0129 hours. The Allen County Coroner’s office later
identified the victim as 17yo Samayah Barker and found she died of blunt force injuries due
to a motor vehicle crash.The Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) was paged out to conduct the criminal investigation.
After a lengthy investigation, the driver of the hit-skip was arrested without incident on
07/25/2025 at 1443 hours. She was identified as 31yo Kierra Chapman. Chapman was
transported to the Allen County Jail and charged with 1-count of Leaving the Scene of an
Accident-Causing Death and 3-counts of Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily
Injury. The Fort Wayne Police Department FACT team was assisted by 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.
Related AroundFortWayne coverage:
- FWPD: Fatal Vehicle Accident Investigation – April 4, 2021
- Coroner: Fatal hit-skip vehicle accident victim ID – April 6, 2021
- Download the official news release
- FWPD: Suspect in fatal Easter morning hit-skip – April 14, 2021
- 2021 Hit-Skip Fatal Accident Suspect Arrested – 25th July 2025