A woman who died in a crash while reportedly fleeing from police was identified today by the Allen County Coroner's Office.

Alexandria Francine Baney, 31, died Wednesday after crashing near Lake Avenue and Wyss Road, a news release said. She died of multiple blunt impact injuries sustained in the crash, and her death was ruled an accident.

Baney's death marks the 31st traffic fatality this year in Allen County, the news release said.

A Fort Wayne Police Department officer was patrolling about 7 a.m. Wednesday when he saw a white Chevrolet Tahoe that matched a vehicle reported stolen, the agency said in a news release.

The officer pulled behind the vehicle to make a traffic stop near Lake Avenue and Reed Road, and the driver, later identified as Baney, drove through a red light and fled

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