On May 3, 2024, at approximately 4:28 P.M., officers with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the area of 1500 US 24 East, reference a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, officers and medics located one injured person.
A preliminary investigation indicated a semi tractor trailer was westbound on US 24. A pickup truck was also westbound on US 24. The pickup truck side-swiped the semi, then crossed the grass median and struck an eastbound US 24 pickup truck that was pulling a camper.
The driver of the semi was not injured. The driver of the pickup truck was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but was pronounced deceased a short time after arrival. The three occupants in the pickup truck pulling the camper were not injured.
This incident remains under investigation.
Sergeant Adam Griffith
Public Information Officer
Allen County Sheriff’s Department