Coroner identifies woman who died after crash on Hillegas Road
Jan 28, 2025
Video from Sunday night's initial story on the crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A woman who was in life-threatening condition after a Sunday night crash died, the Allen County Coroner's Office announced.
Tuesday, the coroner identified the woman as Raelynn Hamilton, 41, from Fort Wayne.
Sunday night on Hillegas Road, a red car was traveling recklessly, weaving in and out of traffic, according to the Fort Wayne Police Department. Near the intersection with Stalf Court, the car swerved into another car.
Hamilton, the driver of the red car, was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
The driver of the other car was not seriously injured, FWPD said.
The coroner ruled Hamilton's cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries due to the crash. The manner of her death was ruled an accident, according to the coroner's report.
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