Woman killed in crash after police chase in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) — A woman was fatally injured in a crash after a police chase in Fort Wayne Wednesday morning, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD).
At 7 a.m. Wednesday, while patrolling the FWPD Northeast Quadrant, a Fort Wayne officer recognized a white Chevrolet Tahoe as matching a vehicle that had just been stolen out of the FWPD Southeast Quadrant. The officer pulled in behind a traffic stop when the vehicle suddenly drove through a red light and fled eastbound. The stolen vehicle then collided with another vehicle near Lake and Old Maysville Road, causing minor injuries to the occupant.
The stolen vehicle continued eastbound, where it left the roadway near Lake and Wyss, and collided with some trees. The suspect driver, identified as a woman, was pinned in the vehicle, and had to be extricated by the Fort Wayne Fire Department…