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Michael "Mike" C. Beaver

Age : 36

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 10/17/2021

Location : I-65

City : Elizabethtown

County : Hardin

State : Kentucky

Agency : Kentucky State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 2:52 p.m., a Kentucky State Police Post 4 trooper observed Michael C. Beaver riding a Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on the Western Kentucky Parkway near mile marker 132 and alleged that he was speeding. The trooper activated emergency lights and attempted to stop the motorcycle. Beaver continued driving away and the trooper initiated a pursuit. Kentucky State Police did not state Beaver’s initial speed or the posted speed limit in its public account.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/17/2021, Kentucky State Police pursued 36-year-old Michael C. “Mike” Beaver eastbound on the Western Kentucky Parkway after a trooper attempted to stop him for alleged speeding. Beaver continued approximately three miles to the interchange with Interstate 65, entering I-65 northbound at mile marker 91.
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The pursuit then continued north on I-65 until Beaver took Exit 94. He lost control of the Yamaha motorcycle on the northbound exit ramp and crashed. Beaver was critically injured and transported by Hardin County EMS, where he was pronounced dead. The route described by KSP establishes that the pursuit covered at least the approximately three-mile segment between I-65 mile markers 91 and 94, in addition to the preceding Western Kentucky Parkway portion; KSP did not disclose the total pursuit distance, duration, maximum speed, or the pursuing trooper’s speed.
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Kentucky State Police initially withheld Beaver’s identity and publicly identified him three days later as Michael C. Beaver, 36. KSP’s Critical Incident Response Team investigated the fatal pursuit under Sgt. Scott Rafferty.
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Mike was a father of seven children—Nevaeha, Anastashia, Alexia, Destiny, Cameron, D.J., and a son, Michael, who had died before him. His obituary describes motorcycle riding as one of his passions and remembers him as someone who was always willing to help the people he loved. He left behind a large family that included his children, parents, six siblings, nieces, nephews and friends.
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DISPOSITION:
Kentucky State Police investigated the fatal crash through its Critical Incident Response Team. No criminal charge against the pursuing trooper is documented in the available public record.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Kentucky State Police did not publicly identify the Post 4 trooper who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p4-10-18-2021
https://www.facebook.com/societyalert/posts/michael-beaver-motorcycle-accident-michael-beaver-death-obituary-authorities-hav/379322047222603/
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/22730119/michael-c-beaver/