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Final Ruling Issued into Fatal Hit and Run Accident

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A final ruling has been issued regarding the July 18th death of 46-year-old Conrad Symonds of Fort Wayne.

According to the Allen County Coroner Symonds died from blunt force trauma. However, the manner of his death has been ruled, “undetermined.”

There are five legal manners of death in the state of Indiana. They are: homicide, suicide, accident, natural and undetermined. According to the Allen County Coroner, a ruling of undetermined is made when there is insufficient evidence to support the determination of another manner of death.

Symonds was hit Monday, July 14th, around 5:43 a.m., near the intersection of Goodfellow Drive and Shannon Drive.

Two pedestrians found Symonds unconscious and unresponsive in the middle of the road and then called police. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition where he later on died. 

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