Date: 3/20/2022

Location: Washington Blvd & Coliseum Blvd

Time: 2:38 PM

Victims:  Adult Male (Life Threatening Injuries)

               Adult Male (Life Threatening Injuries)

Details:

On Sunday March 20, 2022 at approximately 2:38 PM, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the area of Washington Blvd and Coliseum Blvd in reference to a personal injury automobile accident. As officers and paramedics arrived on the scene, they located a vehicle off the roadway against a utility pole. Paramedics provided medical attention to two adult males before transporting them to a local hospital where they were listed with Life Threatening injuries.

Witnesses told investigators that the victim’s vehicle was traveling Southbound on Coliseum Blvd attempting to exit onto the westbound ramp for Washington Blvd as the vehicle lost control and crashed into a utility pole. Upon impact, the vehicle caught on fire with the two victims inside the vehicle. Witnesses pulled the two victims away from the vehicle to safety. It is believed that speed may have been a contributing factor to the crash. Investigators are unsure if alcohol could have also been a contributing factor to the crash.

The exit ramp for Westbound traffic is closed to traffic until investigators process the scene. The exit ramp should be reopened within the next few hours. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department F.A.C.T Team.

John Chambers
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department