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James R. Bailey *COP

Case # :428

Gender : Male

Age : 50

Race : White

Date : 03/03/2023

Location : I-69+Fort Wayne

City : Fort Wayne

County : DeKalb

State : Indiana

Agency : Indiana State Police

Officer(s) :

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed on duty while placing stop sticks

Open records summary :

A fleeing vehicle was being chased by troopers and as the chase neared Master Trooper James R. Bailey's location, he tried to deploy stop sticks and was struck by the fleeing vehicle. The trooper died from his injuries.

Source links :

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/indiana-state-police-trooper-hit-killed-while-trying-to-stop-i-69-pursuit/531-4b229e91-b24b-45d0-b719-1a9e5cc7365c

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26633-master-trooper-james-r-bailey