HUNTERTOWN, Ind. (ADAMS) – A man who died in a three-vehicle crash in Huntertown on Wednesday has been identified.
The man was identified as 78-year-old Michael Melvin Aker of Fort Wayne, according to the Allen County Coroner.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department (original release below) initially said that Aker’s car was hit by another vehicle Wednesday at SR 3 and Gump Road around 6 p.m. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The coroner ruled the cause of Aker’s death as multiple blunt force impact injuries due to the crash, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
The Allen County Coroner’s Office was notified on June 14, 2023, by a local hospital, regarding the death of Michael Melvin Aker, male, White, age 78, of Fort Wayne, Indiana. On June 14, Mr. Aker was the operator of a motor vehicle that was struck by another motor vehicle at State Route 3 and Gump Road, Huntertown, Indiana. The decedent was transported to a local hospital and where death was report and was transferred to the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center for an autopsy.
Michael Melvin Aker Cause of death has been determined to be Multiple Blunt Impact Injuries Due to Motor Vehicle Crash, and the Manner of Death is Accident. Michael Melvin Aker is the 18th traffic fatality for Fort Wayne and Allen County in 2023. The incident remains under investigation by the Allen County Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department released the following on Wednesday:
On June 14, 2023, at approximately 5:56 P.M., officers with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department responded to the intersection of State Road 3 at W. Gump Road, reference a three vehicle crash with injuries.
Upon arrival, officers and Huntertown Fire Department personnel located three vehicles involved.
The initial investigation indicated a westbound SUV on W. Gump Road entered the intersection at State Road 3 and struck a southbound SUV. A stationary passenger car on the west side of intersection was struck before the other two vehicles came to rest.
The adult female driver of the westbound SUV was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
The adult male driver of the southbound SUV was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced deceased. The adult female passenger in the southbound SUV was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
The driver of the passenger car was not injured.
