Andrew S. Baker
Name: Andrew S. Baker
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/09/2020
Location: 1307 Terminal Ave
Newport News, Virginia, 23607
County: Newport News City
Agency: Virginia State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Around 1:32 a.m., a trooper was monitoring traffic on I-664 near the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel in Suffolk, when a 2006 Honda CBR600 motorcycle sped past the trooper going 89 mph in the posted 60 mph zone. The trooper initiated a traffic stop and 28-year-old Andrew S. Baker pulled onto the shoulder. As the trooper approached, the motorcyclist sped away. The trooper pursued until Baker exited I-664 at Terminal Avenue in Newport News, lost control, ran off the ramp, struck the wall and was ejected from the bike, killing him.
Unique ID: 28769
News article: Link
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