Kentucky State Police pulled over Tymetrius Walter, 26, during a traffic stop, but he tried to elude officers, smashed into an SUV, and killed a child inside. He’ll now spend several decades behind bars for it.
Prosecutors charged Walter with murder, wanton endangerment, assault, and more after the crash that killed 10-year-old Jake Luxemburger, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) said at the time.
This week, a judge sentenced the defendant to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide when under the influence, as well as wanton endangerment, fleeing or evading police, and assault, Louisville ABC affiliate WHAS reported.
A KSP trooper tried to pull over Walter’s vehicle in Oldham County on Sept. 16, 2023, at about 3:30 p.m. Walter was heading south on Interstate 71 in the county located just north of Louisville.
Authorities said Walter would not pull over and continued on the interstate “at a high rate of speed.” As the trooper pursued, police learned that his vehicle was stolen.
As Walter took exit 14, he slammed into a white GMC SUV going north on Kentucky 329, a state highway. Jake’s grandmother was reportedly driving the SUV.
The little boy died in the crash. Police took his grandmother to the hospital for “treatment of non life threatening injuries.”
Officers arrested Walter and jailed him.
Jake had just about a week before his 11th birthday, his obituary said. His mother, Kathryn Luxemburger, told WHAS, “The morning he died, he was so excited because he was going shopping for his birthday.”
“Jake enjoyed being a student and hanging out with his friends … he could be found running around his neighborhood with the other kids, riding bikes, swimming, fishing, and playing Fortnite,” the obituary adds. “At family events, he could often be found running around with the younger cousins, playing games and sports, practicing how to throw and catch. But more than anything, Jake loved playing baseball with some of his best friends.”
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