Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Kyle Wade Plunkett
Gender : Male
Age : 35
Race : White
Date : 08/18/2021
Location : 150 East and 430 South
City : Lafayette
County : Tippecanoe
State : Indiana
Agency : Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 18, 2021, a deputy with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a person in a ditch near 150 East and 430 South in Lafayette, Indiana. While investigating, the deputy heard a motorcycle revving repeatedly. Moments later, the deputy observed a motorcyclist riding with the front wheel elevated off the ground.
After the motorcycle returned to both wheels, the deputy used radar to clock the motorcyclist traveling at 85 mph. The deputy attempted to stop the motorcyclist, initiating a pursuit. The motorcycle crested a hill and crashed. Kyle Wade Plunkett, 35, was killed in the pursuit crash.
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Total fatalities and injuries: One fatality.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2021/08/18/tippecanoe-county-man-dies-motorcycle-crash-during-police-pursuit/8174974002/
https://www.wlfi.com/news/local-news/deputy-pursues-motorcyclist-in-tippecanoe-county-crash-fatality/
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/man-killed-in-police-chase-crash-tippecanoe-county/531-c3b6eb98-54e2-4956-8f21-81645073c615
