For Immediate Release

Date: 06/11/2024

Location: Dupont & Auburn Rd

Time: 1735 hours

Details/Summary:

On Tuesday June 11, 2024 at approximately 5:35 pm, Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department were dispatched to Dupont and Auburn for a vehicle crash involving a Motorcycle. The motorcycle was heading East Bound on Dupont road when an SUV exited a near by parking lot into the path of the cyclist.

Medics arrived on scene and the motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital in Life Threatening condition but later upgraded to Stable condition. The occupants of the SUV were treated for minor injuries. Neither speed nor alcohol are believed to be a factor. This incident remains under investigation with the Fort Wayne Police Department Fatal Crash Team and the Allen County Prosecutors Office.

Officer Daniel Nerzig 1948F
Fort Wayne Police Department