Kentucky News Network: Man kills himself after being stopped in Warren

Man kills himself after being stopped in Warren
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Knocking down pins, lifting up on Mar 01 2009 00:04:22
 
A traffic stop turned tragic Saturday in Warren County when a man killed himself
after being pulled over by Kentucky State Police.  The incident took place at
about 5:50 p.m. on Ky. 101 near Martinsville Road. State Police Lt. John Clark
said troopers had received information from the Hendersonville (Tenn.) Police
Department about an armed man, driving a pickup truck and reportedly suicidal.
Troopers from Post 3 who were patrolling the area saw a truck matching the one
described by the Tennessee agency, traveling north on Ky. 101. A state trooper
attempted to get the driver - whose identity was not released - to pull over
man. "He didn't immediately stop," Clark said. "He traveled for about a mile and
pulled his truck down into a ditch." Clark said the man then pulled out a
handgun, shooting himself in the side of the head before officers could approach
the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Warren County Deputy Coroner
Chris Smith.