TIPPECANOE COUNTY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Trooper Peter R. Stephan has been identified as the Indiana State Police officer killed in a Friday night crash in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, according to Saturday reports.
Stephan, 27, died late Friday night while on his way to assist car accident victims in Tippecanoe County before 10:30 p.m.
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Indiana State Police say, Stephan was on his way to provide backup after another state trooper who called for assistance at a crash near Americus Township at Friday night.
The preliminary investigation shows, Stephan was operating his 2018 Dodge Charger police cruiser on Old State Road 25 North, just south of Stair Road, in Washington Township, when for unknown reasons, he crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then entered a culvert causing it to rollover several times before coming to a rest and colliding with a utility pole.
Stephan was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
Trooper Stephan, of Lafayette, served with the Indiana State Police Department for four years. He leaves behind a wife and six month-old baby daughter.
Funeral services will be announced at a later date, reports WANE.
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Geo quick facts: Tippecanoe County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana about 22 miles east of the Illinois state line. As of the 2010 census, the population was 172,780. The county seat and largest city is Lafayette – Wikipedia.