UPDATE (February 26, 2026):
The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle on Tuesday night. According to a Wednesday release, 53-year-old Quincy Lamont Jones died at the scene of the crash on South Anthony Boulevard. His death was ruled accidental.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified and made notifications to the next of kin of the deceased individual that was involved in a motor vehicle crash in the area of South Anthony Boulevard and Colerick Street, in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at about 22:42 hours, Tuesday, February 24, 2026. He has been positively identified as Quincey Lamount Jones, male, Black, age 53, of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was pronounced dead on scene.
Quincey Lamount Jones’ Cause of Death is Multiple Blunt Impact Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Versus Pedestrian Crash. Quincey Lamount Jones’ Manner of Death is Accident.
Quincey Lamount Jones is the 3rd traffic fatality for Allen County in 2026.
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 POST:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department says a pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Tuesday night. Police say it happened just before 10:45 p.m. at South Anthony and Eckhart Street.
Officers found a male victim in the roadway, and he was pronounced dead a short time later. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
The Fort Wayne Police Department released the following:
On Tuesday February 24, 2026, at approximately 10:42PM, Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) responded to the intersection of Anthony Boulevard and Eckhart Street in reference to a Crash with Injuries. Witnesses reported that the crash involved a vehicle and a pedestrian. Upon arrival, responding Officers located a male victim lying in the roadway. The Fort Wayne Fire Department and Three Rivers Ambulance Authority arrived on scene shortly after officer arrival and pronounced the male deceased, the driver of the vehicle was not injured. At this time the FWPD’s Fatal Crash Team (FACT) along with the Air Support Unit (ASU) was paged and responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.
Preliminary information indicates that the vehicle was traveling Southbound on Anthony Boulevard as the pedestrian attempted to cross Anthony Boulevard at Eckhart Street. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, and they are cooperating with the investigation. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Coroner’s Office and the Allen County Prosecutors Office.
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