Local News

75-year-old Fort Wayne woman dies in Wednesday crash

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A 75-year-old woman died after a two-car crash on the southwest side of Fort Wayne on Wednesday.

Nancy Downs of Fort Wayne died from blunt force trauma from the crash, according to the Allen County Coroner’s Office.

At about 5 p.m. Wednesday, a car Downs was in was going east on West Jefferson Boulevard. As the car attempted to turn onto Glendale Drive, it drove into the path of another vehicle, police said.

Downs sent to the hospital, where she later died.

She is the 19th traffic death in Allen County. The crash is still under investigation.

RELATED: One dead in SW Fort Wayne crash

Related posts

Jefferson Boulevard near Catalpa Street Reduced to One Lane

Kayla Blakeslee

UPDATE: Fort Wayne Police investigating stabbing

Caleb Hatch

Fort Wayne Police respond to a shooting at Villa Capri on city’s far south side

Brian Davis

Leave a Comment