At 3:03AM, the Allen County Sheriff’s Department received reports of a crash at US 30 W and West Countyline Rd. Officers arrived and located the crash scene in the westbound lanes of US 30. A semi tractor trailer was stopped at the traffic signal for westbound US 30 when it was rear ended by a passenger car. The female driver of the passenger car was pronounced deceased at the scene. The semi driver was not injured during the crash. This crash is being investigated by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, Allen County Coroner’s Office, and the Indiana State Police. Westbound US 30 was closed for approximately 4.5 hours but has since been reopened. The identity of the deceased driver will be released at a later time by the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
Ofc. Brent Bolinger, Assistant Public Information Officer