On October 8, 2022, at 2243 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Lafayette Street and Paulding Road regarding a multi-vehicle accident.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Crash with Life-threatening Injury
Date: October 8, 2022
Location: Lafayette Street and East Paulding Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 2243 hours
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a multi-vehicle accident, involving a van and an SUV, which occurred at 10:43PM on October 8th, 2022, near the intersection of S Lafayette St & E Paulding Rd. Preliminary information indicates the driver of the SUV was traveling Northbound on S Lafayette St., the wrong way when the female, adult driver crashed head-on into a van occupied by two adult, females, pinning the driver of the SUV and passenger of the van. Roadway conditions were dry at the time of the accident.
Fort Wayne Police and Fire arrived on scene, located the vehicles and began rendering aid to the three females. TRAA medics later arrived and transported the three females to a local hospital. The driver and passenger of the van sustained non life-threatening injuries and the driver of the SUV sustained life-threatening injuries.
The Fatal Accident Crash Team made the scene and closed all traffic between E Paulding Rd and Hanna St, while processing the scene.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department FACT team 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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