A request to check the welfare of a suicidal man led to the man fleeing from law enforcement after cutting his own throat Friday morning.
Hopkinsville Police say they stopped 29-year-old Jacob Weaver of Evansville in his vehicle on East 7th Street at Main Street, and found he had cut his neck.
He then reportedly fled, running over spike strips law enforcement had put down.
The pursuit reportedly came to an end after Weaver drove through the grass at the Christian County Justice Center before coming to a stop on 9th Street after Christian County Sheriff’s Deputies used a precision immobilization technique.
Police say they were not able to talk with Weaver before he cut himself. Weaver was rushed to the hospital by Hopkinsville EMS with CPR in progress, but later died as a result of his injuries.
