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Kristopher M. Burden

Age : 34

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/15/2021

Location : 1329-1203 Sunfish Bee Spring Road

City : Bee Spring

County : Edmonson

State : Kentucky

Agency : Grayson County Sheriff’s Office; Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcycle driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 07/15/2021, 34-year-old Kristopher M. Burden of Leitchfield was killed when the motorcycle he was driving crashed during a two-county police pursuit that began in Grayson County and continued into Edmonson County. Kentucky State Police identified the motorcycle as stolen.
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The pursuit was initiated by a Grayson County Sheriff’s Office deputy because Burden was driving a motorcycle that had been reported stolen. Burden continued into Edmonson County, where the Grayson County deputy lost sight of the motorcycle.
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An Edmonson County sheriff’s deputy subsequently saw Burden traveling south on Kentucky Highway 259 North in the Kyrock area. According to Kentucky State Police, Burden made an unlawful turn in the middle of the roadway and nearly collided with another vehicle traveling on Highway 259. The Edmonson County deputy then began a second pursuit of the motorcycle.
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Burden turned west from Highway 259 onto Sunfish Bee Spring Road while the Edmonson County deputy pursued him. Near the 2500 block, Burden failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway. The motorcycle struck a road sign and guardrail, ejecting Burden.
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Burden was pronounced dead at the scene by the Edmonson County coroner. Kentucky State Police reported that he was not wearing a helmet.
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The sequence is significant because this was not one uninterrupted pursuit by the same agency. The Grayson County deputy initiated the first pursuit but lost sight of Burden when he entered Edmonson County. An Edmonson County deputy later encountered Burden independently on Highway 259, observed the unlawful turn and near collision, and initiated the pursuit that continued onto Sunfish Bee Spring Road and ended in Burden’s fatal crash.
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Kentucky State Police Post 3 was requested by the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office to conduct the fatal-collision investigation. KSP Detective Michael Waggener led the investigation. Brownsville police, Edmonson County EMS, Kyrock and Bear Creek firefighters, the District 5 constable and the county coroner also responded.
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Edmonson County Sheriff Shane Doyle said the pursuing deputy administered emergency medical aid to Burden until EMS personnel arrived. Doyle also said his department relied on Kentucky State Police to conduct an independent investigation of the fatal incident.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Grayson County deputy who initiated the first pursuit and the Edmonson County deputy who initiated the second pursuit and was present following Burden’s fatal crash were not publicly identified in the contemporary reports or Kentucky State Police release.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p3-7-15-2021
https://www.edmonsonvoice.com/-news/man-killed-in-stolen-motorcycle-pursuit-collision
https://www.wnky.com/man-on-stolen-motorcycle-crashes-and-dies-during-police-pursuit/
https://www.wtvq.com/ksp-driver-of-stolen-motorcycle-dies-after-crashing-during-police-chase/
https://www.wcluradio.com/2021/07/16/traffic-fatality-thursday-in-edmonson-county/
https://fatalencounters.org/view/person/victim/e96ddb3e/