{"id":120563,"date":"2025-07-25T18:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=120563"},"modified":"2025-07-26T21:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T01:07:47","slug":"fwpd-2021-hit-skip-fatal-accident-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/07\/25\/fwpd-2021-hit-skip-fatal-accident-suspect-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: 2021 Hit-Skip Fatal Accident Suspect Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a lengthy investigation, the driver of a hit-skip accident in 2021, was arrested without incident on July 25, 2025, at 1443 hours.<\/p>\n

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Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:<\/p>\n

Date<\/strong>: July 25, 2025<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: 1. E. Main Street<\/p>\n

Time<\/strong>: 1745 Hours<\/p>\n

Suspect Arrested<\/strong>: Kierra Chapman, 31yo<\/p>\n

Preliminary Charges<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Death, Felony Level 4<\/li>\n
  2. Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor<\/li>\n
  3. Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor<\/li>\n
  4. Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Details\/Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    On April 4th, 2021 at 0124 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the
    \nintersection of S. Lafayette Street and McKinnie Avenue, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
    \nreference a party-pinned traffic crash. Read the original report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Fort Wayne police officers arrived on scene and discovered the crash involved two vehicles.
    \nThe occupants of one vehicle fled the scene, and the occupants of the second vehicle were all
    \ninjured. The Fort Wayne Fire Department arrived on scene and pronounced the pinned
    \noccupant of the truck deceased at 0129 hours. The Allen County Coroner\u2019s office later
    \nidentified the victim as 17yo Samayah Barker and found she died of blunt force injuries due
    \nto a motor vehicle crash.<\/p>\n

    The Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) was paged out to conduct the criminal investigation.
    \nAfter a lengthy investigation, the driver of the hit-skip was arrested without incident on
    \n07\/25\/2025 at 1443 hours. She was identified as 31yo Kierra Chapman. Chapman was
    \ntransported to the Allen County Jail and charged with 1-count of Leaving the Scene of an
    \nAccident-Causing Death and 3-counts of Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Causing Bodily
    \nInjury. The Fort Wayne Police Department FACT team was assisted by the Allen County
    \nProsecutors Office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.<\/p>\n

    All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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