Life Threatening Crash on Roth Rd. South of State Road 1

On October 25, 2025, at approximately 1:36 a.m., officers with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a crash involving a Ford F-150 and an electric bicycle on Roth Road, just south of State Road 1.

Upon arrival, officers and medics located the Ford F-150 and the electric bicycle a few hundred yards south of State Road 1.

Preliminary investigation indicates that both the pickup truck and the bicycle were traveling north on Roth Road. The male driver of the pickup truck appeared to move over to pass the male juvenile riding the bicycle when, for unknown reasons, the bicycle veered left and struck the rear passenger side of the truck.

The juvenile rider of the electric bicycle was transported from the scene to a local hospital, where he was determined to be suffering from life-threatening injuries. The male driver of the pickup truck was not injured. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash.

This incident remains under investigation by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.

Sergeant Ken Litzenberg
Public Information Officer
Allen County Sheriff’s Department