For Immediate Release
Life-Threatening Crash Involving Motorcyclist
Date: 11/09/2022
Time: 3:58 PM
Location: Winchester Road and Bluffton Road
Victim: Male/Adult
Details:
On Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, at approximately 3:58 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Winchester Road and Bluffton Road regarding a vehicle crash with injuries. Witnesses reported the crash involved a pickup truck and a motorcyclist. Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male motorcyclist as well as an adult male driver of the pickup truck. Paramedics transported the motorcyclist to a local hospital where a physician advised he had sustained life-threatening injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was not transported for any injuries.
Preliminary information indicates the driver of the pickup truck was traveling north bound on Bluffton Road and was stopped at the red light at Winchester Road when the motorcyclist struck the pickup truck from behind.
This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Officer Allissa Barnhorst
Public Information Officer
City of Fort Wayne Police Department