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Woman hit, killed by car

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle while walking along a Fort Wayne street Thursday.

The Fort Wayne Police Department says the incident happened just after 6pm in the 4400 block of South Anthony. Officers arriving on the scene found the woman lying in the road, suffering from life-threatening injuries. She died soon after.

The Allen County Coroner’s Office later identified the woman as Leah Marie Weber, 38 of Fort Wayne. Her death was ruled an accident. She is the 37th traffic fatality in Allen County for 2019.

Initial information indicates the vehicle was headed northbound on Anthony at the time, and the victim had been crossing the street.

Police say it’s unclear if there were any contributing factors to the crash, which is still under investigation.

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