On June 27, 2026, at 2123 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a moped with life-threatening injuries accident at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Lavina Street in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana.
Date: June 27, 2026
Location: the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Lavina Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 2123 hours
Fort Wayne Police Department incident Report Details/Summary:
On June 27, 2026, at 9:23pm, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a single-vehicle injury accident at the intersection of Fairfield Ave and Lavina St . Officers arrived and located an adult male who was in life-threatening condition. He was taken to a local hospital where he remains in life-threatening condition.
At this time it appears the adult male was operating a moped southbound on Fairfield Ave when, for currently unknown reasons, he left the roadway and crashed the moped near Lavina St. There were no other persons or vehicles involved.
The area of Fairfield and Lavian remained closed until just before midnight while investigators processed the scene, taking measurements and searching for witnesses or video surveillance to assist in determining what happened.
There is nothing further at this time.
Chris Felton
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department
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