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Jason A. Mitchell

Age : 35

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 06/08/2021

Location : Unknown

City : St. John

County : Lake

State : Indiana

Agency : Dyer Police Department; Lake County Sheriff’s Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: At approximately 3:30 a.m., Dyer Police Department officers attempted to stop Jason Mitchell after observing the white Chevrolet Impala he was driving eastbound from the Illinois state line on U.S. Route 30 without license plates. Mitchell continued driving and police initiated a pursuit.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/08/2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Dyer Police Department officers attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Impala being driven by 35-year-old Jason Mitchell of Steger, Illinois. Police said the Impala was traveling east from the Illinois state line on U.S. Route 30 without license plates. Mitchell continued driving and Dyer police pursued him through northwest Indiana.
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The pursuit continued onto U.S. Route 41 and south into St. John. Near the 9700 block of U.S. 41, Mitchell’s Impala rear-ended a blue Nissan sedan. The Nissan driver was injured but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
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After striking the Nissan, Mitchell’s Impala collided with a Lake County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle that had responded to assist Dyer police. The impact badly damaged the patrol vehicle and caused the Impala to overturn near U.S. 41 and 101st Street. Mitchell was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Lake County sheriff’s deputy driving the patrol vehicle was able to get out of the damaged cruiser and was treated for a broken wrist and shoulder injuries. Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. identified the deputy as a five-year veteran of the department.
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The fatal collision involved three vehicles: Mitchell’s Chevrolet Impala, the Nissan sedan and the Lake County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle. The crash investigation closed U.S. 41 for several hours.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality, 2 injuries
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-chase-st-john-indiana/
https://abc7chicago.com/st-john-crash-dyer-police-route-41-chase/10761874/