FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - One person was injured following a single-vehicle crash on Fort Wayne’s east side Saturday.

According to the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), officers were called to the intersection of Lake Avenue and Reed Road around 8:45 a.m.

When officers arrived on the scene, they say they found a utility pole that had been struck, a vehicle with significant damage, and a man nearby who had been ejected.

The man was taken to a local hospital in life-threatening condition.

A preliminary investigation indicates that the man was driving eastbound on Lake Avenue when he passed stopped vehicles in a center turn lane, drove past the Reed Road intersection, rapidly accelerated, and lost control of his vehicle.

FWPD says Lake Avenue, east of Reed Road, will remain closed whi

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