TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016

THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH LAST EVENING AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 ON I469 AT THE 296 MILE MARKER OF I69 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BETH ANN HARMES, A WHITE, 49 YEAR OLD FEMALE FROM OSSIAN, INDIANA. IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME IF SHE WAS WEARING HER SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. SHE WAS THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS GOING THE WRONG WAY ON I469, AND SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

CAUSE OF DEATH: BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA

MANNER OF DEATH: ACCIDENT

HARMES IS THE 6TH TRAFFIC FATALITY FOR FORT WAYNE AND ALLEN COUNTY IN 2016. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE ALLEN COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ALLEN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE.

PATT KITE
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR/DEPUTY CORONER
ALLEN COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE