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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/17/2024

Location : U.S. 27 near Old Norwood Road

City : Science Hill

County : Pulaski

State : Kentucky

Agency : Lancaster Police Department

Officer(s) :Derrick A. Glover, off-duty, Lancaster PD

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Child on dirt bike killed by off-duty officer in crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/17/2024, a juvenile boy was killed when off-duty Lancaster Police Officer Derrick A. Glover crashed a department Dodge Durango into the rear of the boy's off-road motorcycle on U.S. 27 near Old Norwood Road in Pulaski County. The collision occurred shortly before 11:45 p.m.
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Kentucky State Police reported that Glover was driving south on U.S. 27 in a Lancaster Police Department Dodge Durango when he struck the rear of the red Coleman 196cc off-road motorcycle. The juvenile was also traveling on U.S. 27 and was not wearing a helmet.
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The collision fatally injured the juvenile, who was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pulaski County Coroner's Office. Glover was off duty at the time of the collision.
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Kentucky State Police initially assigned the collision investigation to Trooper Cory Jones. The investigation was subsequently transferred to the Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team. On August 19, KSP publicly sought witnesses who had seen either the juvenile on the motorcycle or Glover's Lancaster Police Department Dodge Durango on or near U.S. 27 before the collision.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Derrick A. Glover was the Lancaster Police Department officer driving the police SUV that struck and killed the juvenile.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkyt.com/2024/08/18/ksp-one-child-dead-officer-involved-crash/
https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p11-8-18-2024
https://www.wtvq.com/investigation-after-juvenile-dies-in-officer-involved-crash/
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article291165265.html