FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that a man is in critical condition after being ejected from a mini-van in a crash on Friday night.
Just after 10:30 p.m., the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to I-69 and US-30 on reports of a crash. Witnesses in the area said a minivan hit the median wall on the exit ramp to Goshen Road (309A).
When officers arrived, they found the van in a ditch off of the road. Paramedics transported the man to a hospital in serious condition. Doctors downgraded the man’s condition to life-threatening after he arrived.
FWPD officials released the following:
On Friday, 01/07/2022, at approximately 10:31 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to I-69 and US-30 reference a vehicle crash with injuries. Witnesses reported a minivan struck the median wall. Officers arrived and located a Dodge minivan in a ditch off the roadway. Paramedics transported the driver/sole occupant of the minivan to a local hospital in serious condition. Upon arriving at the hospital the victim’s condition was downgraded to life-threatening by a physician.
Preliminary information indicates the minivan was traveling northbound I-69 and exited at the 309A ramp to merge onto US-30. The driver failed to stop when reaching US-30 and struck the median wall that separates eastbound and westbound US-30. The driver was ejected from the vehicle when it struck the median wall. Investigators confirmed speed was a contributing factor in the crash.
This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
