News Release

NOBLE COUNTY — An Albion man has passed away following a three-vehicle crash on Friday evening, July 29, in Noble County.

According to an Indiana State Police press release, Shawn Patrick Loteckie, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Noble County coroner after the wreck on US 33 at the intersection of CR 200N in Kimmell.

At approximately 5 p.m., state troopers from the Fort Wayne Post and officers from the Noble County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash.

ISP preliminary investigation revealed that at the time of the crash traffic was stopped on southbound US 33 due to a vehicle waiting to turn east at the CR 200N intersection.

A witness observed a white Harley-Davidson motorcycle passing the line of stopped southbound traffic on the right shoulder, and then being struck by a Chevy Tahoe that had turned west from northbound US 33 onto CR 200N.

The driver of that motorcycle, later identified as Loteckie, was ejected after that initial impact, and then hit another vehicle that was stopped on CR 200N.

The two other drivers involved were not physically injured in the crash.

Also responding to the scene were Noble County fire and EMS personnel.