Fatal crash in western Allen County
Jul 24 2025
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.
At approximately 12:30 p.m., officers with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the area of State Road 3 and West Cedar Canyons Road in response to a reported vehicle crash with injuries.
Upon arrival, officers located a green Ford Ranger pickup truck that had struck a tree on the west side of the southbound lanes of State Road 3.
Preliminary information indicates that the Ford Ranger was traveling northbound on SR 3 when, for unknown reasons, it veered west, crossed the grass median, continued across the southbound lanes, left the roadway, passed through a fence, and ultimately struck a tree.
The elderly male driver was transported to Parkview Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
This incident remains under investigation by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.
Sergeant Ken Litzenberg
Public Information Officer