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SW Ind. authorities weigh charges in pursuit crash
Updated: Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012, 8:00 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012, 8:00 AM EST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Southwestern Indiana authorities are reviewing the possibility of charging an Evansville man involved in a car chase that ended with a crash that killed one of four men who had allegedly just robbed him.
Police say 40-year-old Ira Beumer chased the four fleeing suspects in his truck early Sunday after they had robbed him at gunpoint.
That pursuit ended when Beumer rear-ended the men's car, killing a 22-year-old man and seriously injuring a second man in that car.
The Evansville Courier & Press reports (http://bit.ly/AclELo) that Indiana law exempts people from prosecution in some circumstances when they use force to protect themselves, others or their property, but it's not a blanket law.
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Eric Williams says investigators are conducting a "full blown reconstruction" of Sunday's crash.
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Information from: Evansville Courier & Press, http://www.courierpress.com
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