UPDATE (December 13, 2021): The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was hit by a vehicle on Coliseum last week.
According to a release the woman died after being taken to a hospital on Tuesday.
(Original story below)
The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
On December 9, 2021 the Allen County Coroner’s Office was contacted and advised of the death of Julie A. Ross, female white 61 years of age, from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Julie A. Ross was crossing Coliseum Boulevard, south of Lake Avenue, during the evening hours of December 7, 2021. Julie A. Ross was transported to a local hospital where she remained until death was pronounced. The next of kin has been notified of the death.
The Cause of Death is Multiple Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Crash and the Manner of Death is Accident. Julie A. Ross is the 43rd fatal motor vehicle crash in Allen County for 2021. This incident is being investigated by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say a woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a vehicle on Coliseum Boulevard Tuesday night.
Initial reports, according to officers, show she was trying to cross the roadway close to Lake Avenue in an area where foot traffic is not intended.
FWPD officials say that the driver of the car that struck the woman remained at the scene after the accident around 9:30 Tuesday night. That driver and a passenger were not hurt.
The woman who was hit by the car suffered a severe injury to her arm and was transported to a local hospital. She was later downgraded to having life-threatening injuries.
FWPD officials released the following:
On Tuesday, 12/07/2021, at approximately 9:29 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Coliseum Blvd. and Lake Avenue reference a female lying in the roadway. Officers arrived and located the female/adult victim lying in the middle of Coliseum Blvd. with a severe injury to her arm. Officers determined the victim’s injuries were the result of a vehicle crash. Paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital in serious condition. Upon arriving at the hospital her condition was downgraded to life-threatening by a physician.
Preliminary information indicates a passenger car was traveling southbound on Coliseum Blvd. when the pedestrian victim walked into the path of the vehicle while attempting to cross Coliseum Blvd. Evidence suggests the victim was attempting to cross the roadway in an area where pedestrian crossing is not intended. The driver and front seat passenger of the passenger car were not injured in the crash. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
Southbound Coliseum Blvd. was closed to all traffic at Lake Avenue while investigators processed the scene.
This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
