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The Warsaw man injured in a May 13 traffic accident died Monday as a result of his injuries.
Douglas Raber, 50, was pronounced dead at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Raber suffered multiple injuries when the pickup he was driving was struck by a semi tractor/trailer that allegedly ran a red light at U.S. 30 and Center Street in Warsaw.
A sport utility vehicle also was involved in the 10:25 p.m. accident. Raber's pickup was struck in the driver's side by a semi tractor/trailer driven by Tadeusz Dylak, 55, of Chicago, Ill.
Witnesses told police that Dylak did not stop his eastbound rig for the red traffic light on U.S. 30. An accident report noted Dylak was cited for disregarding an automatic signal.
Raber was trapped in his vehicle and was unconscious at the scene of the accident. He was airlifted from the scene to Parkview in critical condition.
Two people in the third vehicle involved in the accident also were injured. Carol Forester, 54, of Lexington, Ky., and Elizabeth Tinney, 73, of Valley Bend, W.Va., suffered minor injuries and both refused medical attention at the scene.
