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Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette
Washington Center Road was closed down Wednesday afternoon after the crash.

Woman killed in rollover crash is ID'd

FORT WAYNE – The driver killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday in the 6400 block of West Washington Center Road has been identified.

The Allen County Coroner’s Office said Thursday that Rhonda M. Rider, 41, of Fort Wayne, died at the scene.

The death has been ruled an accident.

The crash remains under investigation by the Allen County Sheriff’s Office and the coroner’s office.

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