For Immediate Release
Accident at S. Calhoun St. and E. Main St.
Date: April 19th, 2023
Location: S. Calhoun St. and E. Main St.
Time: 7:27pm
Details:
On April 19, 2023, at approximately 7:27 pm Fort Wayne Police Officers responded to the intersection of S. Calhoun St. and E. Main St. in reference to an officer involved personal injury accident.
As a Fort Wayne Police Officer was turning left onto east bound E. Main St. from southbound S. Calhoun St., the officer’s vehicle made contact with an adult pedestrian who was crossing across E. Main St. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital for treatment where the condition of the pedestrian was described as life threatening.
Do to the ongoing investigation, the name of the officer and pedestrian has not been released.
The Fort Wayne Police Department’s Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) along with the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Air Support Unit (ASU) was on scene for the investigation.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is encouraged to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 260-427-1201.
Detective Jean Gigli
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department