FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne police say a brief pursuit that began early Thursday morning ended when a fleeing vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian along Spy Run Avenue.
As the department investigates the crash, officials are laying out the split-second factors officers weigh when deciding whether to pursue and emphasizing that every pursuit is reviewed afterward.
The pursuit began about 6:03 a.m., when an officer attempted to stop a vehicle near Lawton Place and Griswold Drive. Police say the driver fled, turned onto Spy Run from East Fourth Street and struck a man in the roadway.
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The driver continued, sideswiped another vehicle, then stopped in the 1400 block of Spy Run…