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Police officer killed in LaRue County crash

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Officer Mark A. Taulbee (Source: LaRue County Herald News) Officer Mark A. Taulbee (Source: LaRue County Herald News)

HODGENVILLE, KY (WAVE) – An officer with the Hodgenville Police Department was killed during a chase Sunday.

According to Norman Chaffins with Kentucky State Police, Officer Mark A. Taulbee, 43, crashed near the 4600 block of Campbellsville Road (KY 210) around 3:43 Sunday morning. Taulbee was traveling east on KY 210 in pursuit of a silver Nissan Altima. The officer lost control of his cruiser. The car rotated clockwise, struck an embankment on the driver's side, went airborne and came to a rest in a ditch.

Chaffins said Taulbee was ejected from the car. He was treated at the scene by the LaRue County EMS and transported to Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was then flown to University of Louisville Hospital where he died from the injuries sustained in the crash. Taulbee was wearing a seatbelt.

According to Larry Carroll with the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, Taulbee was pronounced dead at 6:15 Sunday morning.

Taulbee had been with the Hodgenville Police Department for 13 months. He was a deputy with the Butler County Sheriff's Department for three years prior to joining the Hodgenville Police Department.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth and two children, Audra, 20, and Austin, 16.

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