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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/26/2021

Location : U.S. Highway 36 at Seip Road

City : Bellmore area

County : Parke

State : Indiana

Agency : Parke County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Attempted traffic stop for undisclosed reasons turned into high-speed chase by police.
NARRATIVE:
On 05/26/2021, an unidentified man was killed when his motorcycle crashed after he drove away at high speed from a Parke County Sheriff's deputy attempting to stop him on U.S. Highway 36 in Parke County, Indiana.
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The encounter began near U.S. Highway 36 and State Road 59, where the deputy attempted to stop the motorcycle. The motorcyclist accelerated away at high speed, and the deputy followed until losing sight of him.
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While searching along the route, the deputy encountered debris in the roadway at U.S. Highway 36 and Seip Road. The deputy then located the crashed motorcycle and its driver in a ditch beside the highway.
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The deputy attempted lifesaving treatment until additional emergency personnel arrived. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities did not publicly identify him in the initial reporting.
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The crash location is in the Bellmore area of Parke County. Seip Road is independently documented as intersecting U.S. 36 in Parke County.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Parke County Sheriff's deputy who initiated the attempted traffic stop has not been publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.bikerdownindiana.com/2021/05/
https://www.mywabashvalley.com/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars