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Andrew L. Hunnaman

Age : 32

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 04/27/2021

Location : State Route 501 at Fort Amanda Road

City : Lima

County : Allen

State : Ohio

Agency : Shawnee Township Police Department; Ohio State Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: At approximately 9:09 p.m., a Shawnee Township Police Department officer attempted to stop Hunnaman's 2007 Honda CB900 motorcycle for a traffic violation while he was traveling north on State Route 501. Hunnaman continued away at high speed and the officer pursued. The specific traffic violation was not disclosed in the contemporaneous reporting.
NARRATIVE:
On 04/27/2021, 32-year-old Andrew L. Hunnaman of Lima was killed when his motorcycle crashed into another motorcycle during a Shawnee Township Police Department pursuit in Allen County, Ohio.
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At approximately 9:09 p.m., a Shawnee Township police officer attempted to stop Hunnaman as he traveled north on State Route 501 on a 2007 Honda CB900 motorcycle. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that the attempted stop was for a traffic violation but did not publicly specify the violation. Hunnaman accelerated to a high rate of speed and the officer pursued.
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As the pursuit reached State Route 501 and Fort Amanda Road, 41-year-old Vincent W. McKercher of Lima was traveling north on a 2013 Harley-Davidson FLT and beginning a right turn onto Fort Amanda Road. Hunnaman's motorcycle struck McKercher's motorcycle.
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Hunnaman's Honda left the right side of the roadway and came to rest north of the intersection. Allen County Coroner Heather Lee pronounced Hunnaman dead at the scene. His body was transported by the Coroner's Office to the Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center morgue.
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McKercher sustained serious injuries and was transported to Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center. His passenger, 10-year-old Joshua K. Lee of Cridersville, also sustained serious injuries and was transported to the same hospital.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol's Lima Post investigated the fatal collision. Shawnee Township Police Department, the Allen County Coroner's Office and Shawnee Township Fire and EMS assisted at the scene. The intersection remained closed for approximately three hours during the investigation.
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Contemporary local news coverage directly documented that Hunnaman's death occurred during flight from a Shawnee Township police traffic stop. Hometown Stations, WKTN and Mercer County Outlook independently reported the police pursuit and fatal collision.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The involved Shawnee Township Police Department officer has not been publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.hometownstations.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-and-2-others-injured-in-crash-following-chase/article_5eeab0b2-a836-11eb-9232-6f6926a97682.html
https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2021/04/29/ohio-state-highway-patrol-investigates-fatal-crash-involving-two-motorcycles/
https://wktn.com/news/one-killed-two-seriously-injured-in-allen-county-motorcycle-crash/