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Randy DeGroot

Case # :648

Gender : Male

Age : 65

Race : White

Date : 05/13/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Springfield

County : Menard

State : Illinois

Agency : Springfield PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Randy DeGroot, a 65-year-old man from Springfield died near Pleasant Plains after a car chase crash involving a Menard County Sheriff's Deputy on May 13, 2022. After a chase over unpaid traffic tickets, DeGroot then crashed near the intersection of Yankeetown Road and Tomlin Road in Sangamon County. He died on the scene and no officers were injured.

Source Links :

https://newschannel20.com/news/local/driver-dies-after-car-crash-and-a-police-pursuit