FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say it isn’t yet clear what happened that caused a motorcyclist to crash Thursday evening on Cross Creek Boulevard. Police say a call came in just before 6:30 p.m. reporting that a man was lying in the roadway.
When officers arrived they determined that the man had been the sole occupant of a motorcycle that seemingly lost control while driving southbound. The man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Right now, police say they do not know if he was impaired or speeding at the time of the crash.
Police say he was not wearing a helmet.
FWPD officials released the following:
On Thursday October 6, 2022 at approximately 6:24 PM, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a motorcycle accident at 5950 Cross Creek Blvd. As officers and paramedics arrived on the scene, they located an adult male laying on the side of the roadway unresponsive. Paramedics provided medical attention to the victim before transporting him to a local hospital where he was listed with life threatening injuries.
A witness told investigators that as they were driving on Cross Creek, they observed the male laying on the side of the roadway. There were no witnesses that actually witnessed the crash to provide information. It is believed that the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Cross Creek as the driver lost control. The driver of the motorcycle was not wearing a helmet and it is unclear if speed or alcohol was a determining factor.
