FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department says a motorcyclist has life-threatening injuries after a crash Wednesday night.
Reports of the wreck came in shortly after 9 p.m. at Reed Road and St. Joe Center Road.
Officers found the single-vehicle crash off the roadway and located the driver who was rendered aid at the scene.
The FWPD says the driver’s injuries were ruled life-threatening at the hospital. Police do not yet know if speed or impairment were factors in the crash.
The Fort Wayne Police Department released the following:
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at approximately 2111 hours, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department were dispatched to the 6500 block of Reed Rd reference a single motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.
The motorcycle was traveling northbound on Reed Rd when it left the roadway. Officers on scene rendered aid to the driver of the motorcycle. Medics transported the driver to a local hospital. The driver’s injuries from the crash were determined to be life threatening at the hospital.
Speed is being investigated to determine if it was a factor in the crash. It is unknown at this time if alcohol played a role in the crash.
This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department’s Fatal Crash Team.
