{"id":128887,"date":"2026-03-05T13:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128887"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:40:15","slug":"fwpd-pedestrian-vehicle-accident-east-state-boulevard-and-leroy-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/03\/05\/fwpd-pedestrian-vehicle-accident-east-state-boulevard-and-leroy-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: Pedestrian\/Vehicle Accident, East State Boulevard and Leroy Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"395\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-118732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg 349w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-150x170.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-300x340.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On March 5, 2026, at 1217 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department was dispatched to assist the Parkview Police Department with a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash in front of Parkview Hospital on West State Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Date<\/strong>: March 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: East State Boulevard and Leroy Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 1217 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details\/Summary<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>On March 5, 2026, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to assist Parkview Police with a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash in front of Parkview Hospital. The pedestrian, an adult female, was immediately transported into the Parkview Emergency Room by medical staff, where she was determined to be in life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary information indicates the pedestrian was crossing State Street southbound at Leroy Avenue when a vehicle traveling south on Leroy turned westbound onto State Street and struck her. The driver remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cP3 Tips\u201d app<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/City_of_Fort_Wayne\/FWPD\/2026\/2026_03_05_FWPD_CarVsPedestrian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the news release from the FWPD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <a name='map73'><\/a>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"wpgmza_map \"  id=\"wpgmza_map_73\" style=\"display:block; overflow:auto; 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