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Michael Ray Wagner
Gender : Male
Age : 47
Race : White
Date : 04/04/2021
Location : US-60 and Ski Area Road
City : Shelbyville
County : Shelby
State : Kentucky
Agency : Shelbyville Police Department
Officer(s) :Names not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 4, 2021, Michael Ray Wagner, a 47-year-old white male from Geneva, Indiana, was killed during a police chase in Shelbyville, Kentucky. After reports that Wagner had stopped his vehicle on the roadway and pointed a gun at another motorist, officers located him. He drove eastbound on Frankfort Road (US-60), and police escalated a high-speed chase. Approximately two to three miles into the pursuit, Wagner lost control of his 1999 Pontiac Firebird near the intersection of US-60 and Ski Area Road. He crashed, was ejected, and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Shelby County Coroner.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:1 (Michael Ray Wagner)
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p12-4-5-2021
https://www.wlky.com/article/ksp-investigating-after-shelby-county-police-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-crash-1617630833/36026414
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chronicle-tribune/name/michael-wagner-obituary?id=6713419
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226579784/michael-ray-wagner
