For Immediate Release

Date: 8/28/2023

Time: 0200 hours

Location: 6200 block of Lake Avenue

Details:

On Monday August 28, 2023 at approximately 0200 hrs Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department were dispatched to the 6200 block of Lake Ave regarding a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.

Three (3) adults were walking East bound on Lake Ave. when a dark colored vehicle struck one of the male individuals and fled the scene. The male victim was transported by medics to a local hospital in stable condition but was later downgraded to life threatening condition.

This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department’s Fatal Crash Team, and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app.

Officer Daniel Nerzig
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department