The funeral for Master Trooper James Bailey will begin at 11 a.m. at Garrett High School, police said, with burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery in Garrett. Visitation will be held 2-8 p.m. Friday at County Line Church of God in Auburn.
INDIANA POLICE OFFICERS SHOT, AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER SUSPECT FLEES TRAFFIC STOP
Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey's funeral has been scheduled for Sunday. Bailey died after being struck by a suspect's car on Interstate 69. (Indiana State Police)
Bailey, 50, of Auburn, died Friday afternoon when he was struck by a car while setting stop sticks on Interstate 69 south of Auburn to stop a man fleeing police, authorities said. He was struck by the car that was fleeing police. He died later that day at a hospital.
The driver of the fleeing car, Terry Dewaine Sands II, 42, of Marion, was taken into custody and lodged in the DeKalb County Jail on a preliminary charge of resisting law enforcement causing death to law enforcement officer, police said.