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Fleeing Motorcyclist Stopped by Train

(La Porte County, IN) - A teenager is accused of fleeing La Porte County Police on a motorcycle at high speeds.

 

Travis Murray, 18, of Kingsbury is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement and other counts.

 

According to police, Murray was clocked at nearly 80 miles per hour Tuesday night on Indiana 2 near Rolling Prairie.

 

Police said the officer began following but when he turned on his lights and siren, Murray accelerated reaching 100 miles per hour in speed.

 

Eventually, the eastbound chase wound up northbound on 900 East where Murray was forced to stop by a freight train passing through a railroad crossing.

 

Police said Murry did not have insurance on the motorcycle, which also was missing a license plate.

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