(UPDATE: May 8, 2024):
The Allen County Coroner has identified the man killed in a crash early Saturday morning on Rothman Road. The coroner says that Samuel Paul Zurbuch died from blunt force trauma.
It is unclear if Zurbuch was driving the sedan that hit an AEP work truck or if he was a passenger.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
On Saturday, May 4th, 2024, the Allen County Coroner’s Office was notified of a motor vehicle crash that occurred in the 8100 block of Rothman Road, in Fort Wayne. An individual was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The individual was identified as Samuel Paul Zurbuch, 22, male, White of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Notification has been made to the legal next of kin and an autopsy has been completed. The Cause of Death is Multiple Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Crash and the Manner of Death is Accident.
Samuel Paul Zurbuch is the 6th motor vehicle fatality for Allen County in 2024.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened early Saturday morning off Rothman Road.
Police think alcohol may have contributed to the crash. The FWPD says a sedan with three people inside was driving eastbound in the 8100 block of Rothman when it hit a work truck that had its flashers and lights activated. The driver of the truck was not hurt.
One person in the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. Both of the other occupants were taken to the hospital. One of them is listed in critical condition.
The FWPD released the following:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a fatal vehicle accident that occurred on May 4th, 2024, at approximately 2:38 am on the 8100 block of Rothman Rd. Preliminary investigation indicates that a sedan was heading eastbound when it struck a parked AEP work vehicle, also facing eastbound, with its flashers and lights activated. There were three occupants in the sedan, one confirmed to be deceased at the scene and two were taken to a local hospital. Currently, one of the three occupant’s condition is “life-threatening.” The AEP worker was not injured. The Fatal Accident Crash Team (FACT) and the Air Support Unit were paged to investigate the crash. It is believed, at this time, that alcohol was a contributing factor.
The Coroner’s office will release the name of the deceased once notification has been made to the family. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, FACT, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Coroner’s Office.
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