Motorcycle Operator Killed eluding cops/MO

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Motorcycle Operator Killed In Randolph County After Eluding Law Enforcement Officers


 
 
On October 4, 2005, at approximately 8:49 p.m., Jacob C. Self, 28, of Clifton Hill, Missouri, was killed on U.S. 63, two miles north of Route EE, in Moberly, after the 2004 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle he was driving struck a Randolph County Sheriff's Deputy patrol vehicle at a high rate of speed.

A short time before the fatal crash, a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper observed four motorcycles being driven at a high rate of speed, northbound on Business 63, just south of Moberly. When the Trooper attempted to stop the motorcycles, one of the motorcycles stopped and the driver was taken into custody by the Trooper. Officers of the Moberly Police Department became involved in the pursuit at the south edge of Moberly and were able to take another driver into custody near Business 63 and Rt. M, while the two other motorcycles continued to elude officers. The motorcycle driven by Jacob Self continued northbound and eventually traveled northbound on U.S. 63 at a high rate of speed eluding a Moberly Police Officer who was approximately one mile behind. A Randolph County Deputy, who was attempting to get into position to overtake the eluding motorcycle, was northbound in the passing lane of U.S. 63 and was struck in the right front fender as Self was attempting to pass. Self was ejected from his motorcycle and was pronounced dead by Randolph County Coroner Gerald Luntsford a short time later. Randolph County Sheriff's Deputy Willie White, received moderate injuries and was transported to the Moberly Regional Hospital by a Randolph County Ambulance. He was x-rayed and released.

Joshua B. Bradley, 19, of Moberly; Daren R. Bodine, 28, of Moberly; and Corey D. Foster, 18, of Cairo, were arrested for their involvement in the incident. Each of the individuals were arrested for Felony Resisting Arrest by Fleeing, Speeding (120 mph in a 55 mph limit), and Careless and Imprudent Driving. They were incarcerated in the Randolph County Jail and were held on a $7,500 bond.

The charges for which the individuals were arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.