UPDATE (September 20, 2023):
The Allen County Coroner has identified a teen killed in a Monroeville crash Monday. 17-year-old Heritage High School senior Aiden Mart died and another teen who was a passenger remains in critical condition, according to police.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is still trying to determine why Mart’s vehicle left the roadway on Houk Road before it hit a pole and rolled into the ditch.
Aiden Mart’s death was ruled accidental.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
On September 18, 2023, at about 1812 hours the Allen County Sherriff’s Office was notified of a single motor vehicle crash located in the 11000 block of Houk Road, in Allen County, Indiana. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene and the passenger was transported from the scene to a local hospital. The Allen County Coroner’s Office was notified of the death.
An autopsy has been completed and notification has been made to the next of kin of Aiden I. Mart, Male, Black 17 years of age, from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The Cause of Death has been determined to be Multiple Blunt Impact Injuries and the Manner of Death is Accident. Aiden I. Mart is the 33rd fatal motor vehicle crash in Allen County, Indiana for 2023. The investigation continues by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY:
ALLEN CO. Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Sheriff’s Department says that one person, reportedly a teenager, died and another was left with critical injuries after a crash on Monday.
Just before 6:15 p.m., officers responded to calls of a single-vehicle crash in Monroeville on Houk Road close to Heritage Junior/Senior High School.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department says that the van that crashed was heading northbound on Houk when it left the roadway. It hit a utility pole before rolling into a ditch.
The male driver, reportedly a teenager, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger was flown to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department released the following:
On September 18, 2023 at approximately 6:13 P.M., officers with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of Houk Road, north of Monroeville Road, reference a single vehicle crash.
Upon arrival, officers and medics located a van overturned on the east side of the roadway that had struck a utility pole. There were powerlines down in the area from the utility pole that was struck.
A preliminary investigation indicated the van had been northbound on Houk Road, north of Monroeville Road. The van left the roadway for unknown reasons.
The male juvenile passenger was airlifted to a local hospital in serious to critical condition.
The male juvenile driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.
This incident remains under investigation.
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