Thijs Kraakman, 27, killed and two injured in wrong-way crash on I-469 in Allen County, Indiana
Modified Date:
Wed, 06/08/2016 - 8:34pmAccident Date:
Sunday, May 29, 2016Driver dies in head-on I-469 crash
The initial investigation shows that a car was heading southbound in the northbound lanes between mile marker 24 and 25, Stone said. A vehicle going north saw the car and swerved out of the way, but a pickup truck heading north hit the southbound car head-on.
Wrong-way crash leaves 1 dead, 2 serious
Shortly after 2:30 a.m., a Ford Taurus was southbound in the northbound lanes on Interstate 469, near Maysville Road, when it hit a pickup truck head on, the Allen County Sheriff's Department said.
I-469 crash victim ID’d by coroner
The head-on crash occurred in the northbound lanes near Maysville Road at 2:35 a.m., when Kraakman’s southbound Ford Taurus slammed into a pickup truck.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Wrong-way CrashPeople Involved:
Thijs Kraakman
Roadway:
I-469County:
Allen County, INArea:
Ft. Wayne, IN
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