Death Investigation Underway on Aboite Road - One Deceased
Feb 15 2024
On February 15, 2024, at approximately 11:50 A.M., officers with the Allen County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the 10100 block of Aboite Road
On February 5, 2024, at approximately 1:56 P.M., officers with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of Lafayette Center Road at Zubrick Road, reference a two-vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, officers and medics located two injured adults in a pickup truck.
A preliminary investigation indicated that a pickup truck was westbound on Lafayette Center Road, stopped at the red light for Zubrick Road. A semi tractor trailer was also westbound on Lafayette Center Road. Witnesses said the semi rear-ended the pickup truck. Both vehicles came to rest on the northwest side of the intersection, in the ditch.
The adult male driver of the pickup truck was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. The adult female passenger in the pickup truck was pronounced deceased at the scene. The adult male driver of the semi was not injured.
This incident remains under investigation.
Sergeant Adam Griffith
Public Information Officer
Allen County Sheriff’s Department