Arrest made in 2021 Easter crash in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) — A suspect was arrested Friday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident on Easter Sunday in 2021 in Fort Wayne, police said Friday.
Kierra Chapman, 31, faces charges related to the incident, the Fort Wayne Police Department said in a news release.
Police responded just before 1:25 a.m. April 4, 2021, to a traffic crash of two vehicles at the intersection of U.S. 27/South Lafayette Street and McKinnie Avenue, which is an area with homes and a few business located south of the downtown area
The occupants of one vehicle fled the scene, while those in the other vehicle were injured. Samayah Barker, 17, died in the crash due to blunt force injuries, police said.
Online court records did not show a case yet filed for Chapman on Friday night, but police say she could face a mid-level felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident causing death, and three misdemeanor counts of leaving the scene of an accident causing bodily injury. Police say their lengthy investigation was conducted with the assistance of the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Chapman remained in the Allen County jail on Friday night.
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