FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WLS) -- An Indiana state trooper is dead after being struck by a vehicle while responding to weather-related crashes Friday.
Indiana State Police said Trooper James Bailey was responding to several weather-related crashes near Fort Wayne.
State police said a car that was fleeing Fort Wayne police was approaching his area at a high speeds. Bailey tried to deploy stop sticks to de-escalate the chase, police said, but was struck by the suspect's car and critically injured. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.
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Trooper Bailey had been with Indiana State Police for more than 15 years.
He is survived by his wife and two children.