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Matthew Kyle Blu

Age : 45

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 06/01/2021

Location : I-75 North exit ramp at Mount Paran Road

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Georgia State Patrol trooper pursued Blu for speeding on I-75 until he crashed during the pursuit.
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NARRATIVE:
On 06/01/2021, 45-year-old Matthew Kyle Blu was killed when his Honda 600 motorcycle crashed into a vehicle during a Georgia State Patrol pursuit on Interstate 75 in Fulton County.
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At approximately 7:15 a.m., a Georgia State Patrol trooper stationed on I-75 South saw Blu traveling at high speed and attempted to stop him. Blu continued away from the trooper, exited at Moores Mill Road, re-entered I-75 traveling north and continued toward Mount Paran Road.
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Blu exited I-75 North at Mount Paran Road at high speed. At the bottom of the exit ramp, he lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a Toyota Scion stopped at the traffic signal. The collision threw Blu from the motorcycle and killed him.
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The driver of the Toyota was injured by the deployment of the vehicle's airbag. The fatal crash and investigation closed the I-75 North exit ramp and eastbound lanes of Mount Paran Road for several hours during the morning commute.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution subsequently obtained the Georgia State Patrol incident report and identified the deceased as Matthew Kyle Blu, 45. An independent funeral-home obituary also confirms Matthew Blu's death at age 45.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Georgia State Patrol trooper who initiated the traffic stop and pursuit was not publicly identified in the sources located.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ajc.com/news/traffic-alert-motorcycle-crash-investigation-blocks-i-75-ramp-in-fulton/4V44OUS4JZAYDOXTVD3H6PG7PM/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/matthew-blu-obituary?id=5739368