Man dies after veering off of I-69 in western Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A man has died after veering off I-69 and crashing into a tree.

The crash occurred at around 7:22 p.m. Saturday night in the northbound lanes of I-69 near the 308-mile marker, or just north of Leesburg Road.

When officers and medics arrived at the scene, they found a red pickup truck on the side of the roadway, near a group of trees. The driver of the truck was an elderly man who was quickly taken to a hospital. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital…

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