Kyle Wade Plunkett
Name: Kyle Wade Plunkett
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 08/18/2021
Location: 40.35569953676878, -86.87595372200668 150 East and 430 South
Lafayette, Indiana, 47909
County: Tippecanoe
Agency: Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A deputy was responding to a report of a person in a ditch when he heard a motorcycle revving repeatedly. The deputy then saw a motorcyclist riding with the front wheel elevated off the road. After the motorcycle went back on both wheels, the deputy clocked a speed of 85 mph on his radar. The deputy attempted to pull the motorcyclist over and then pursued. The motorcycle crested a hill, leaving the motorcycle out of sight of the deputy. When the deputy approached a nearby roundabout, he was able to see the motorcyclist had crashed. The motorcyclist was killed in the crash.
Unique ID: 30794
News article: Link
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