Car strikes tree; man seriously hurt
Journal Gazette
A single-vehicle accident Monday afternoon sent one man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
The Fort Wayne Police Department was notified at 4:48 p.m. that a vehicle had crashed at St. Joe Center Road and Becker Drive, public information officer Sofia Rosales-Scatena said.
Doctors who examined the adult male said his injuries were life-threatening.
“The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. Investigators are trying to determine why the vehicle left the road and struck a tree,” she said in a news release.
St. Joe Center Road was temporarily reduced to one lane westbound as police gathered evidence.
Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne Police Patrolman Ty Douglas looks for items for a 7-year-old girl while shopping at Meijer on Thursday morning as part of the annual Kops 4 Kids program. Previous Next
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Kops 4 Kids different this year
Families helped unable to join shopping spree
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Police Chief Steve Reed and his public information officer, Sgt. Sofia Rosales-Scatena, shopped for a little girl and her mother.
Officer Lisa Woods brought along her 13-year-old son, Colton, to help her make the holiday purchases.
They were part of a group of 18 Fort Wayne law enforcement officers who answered a last-minute call to keep up the tradition of Kops 4 Kids, even if it meant adapting to the demands of the coronavirus pandemic.