On October 28, 2021, at 1855 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a possible hit-skip accident with injuries in the 6400 block of Lima Road.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Motor Vehicle Accident
(Life Threatening Injuries)Date: October 28, 2021
Time: 1855 hours
Location: 6400 block of Lima Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Victim: Adult Male (Life Threatening Injuries)
Details/Summary:
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a possible hit and run accident with injuries. Officers were advised that there was one vehicle on Lima Road that was occupied by an adult male and it appeared as though the air bags were deployed.
Upon Officers arrival on scene they located a passenger car sitting on Lina Road and it was in fact occupied by an adult male that was unresponsive at this time. Officers were able to determine that this was not in fact a hit and run and that there had been 2 other vehicles involved and there were no injuries in those vehicles.
The Driver was transported to a local hospital with Non-Life Threatening injuries and a short time later after arriving at the Hospital Officers were advised that the driver had been downgraded to having Life Threatening Injuries.
At this time Fatal Accident Team members were called to the scene to investigate this incident. Early indications are that the driver may have suffered a Medical Emergency that may have contributed to the cause of this accident.
It should be noted that the far right 2 southbound lanes of Lima Road in front of Meijers are closed during this investigation and will opened as soon as they are completed with this investigation and the roadway is clear.
This incident is being investigated by the Fort Wayne Police Department, 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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