
KSP Pursuit Leads to Arrest
Earlington, Ky. (Hopkins County) –Trooper Cody Kromer of Kentucky State Police Post 2 in Madisonville, observed a 1993 Chevrolet Baretta traveling at a high rate of speed, in Earlington, around 5:30 PM on March 9, 2020.
Trooper Kromer initiated his emergency equipment to stop the vehicle, but the operator disregarded and began to flee. Trooper Kromer pursued the vehicle for several miles, before the operator lost control of his vehicle, and ran off the roadway on KY 800, in the Crofton community. The vehicle became disabled, and the operator left his vehicle and began to run on foot, but was quickly apprehended by Trooper Daniel Holland and Trooper Kromer.
The operator was then identified as 20-year-old Tyler Bivins of Bowling Green, Ky. Bivins was arrested and lodged in the Hopkins County Detention Center, where he was charged with the following:
- Speeding 26 MPH or > Speed Limit
- Reckless Driving
- Fleeing or Evading Police, 1st Degree (Motor Vehicle)
- Fleeing or Evading Police, 2nd Degree (On Foot)
- DUI 1st (Aggravated)
- Possession of Marijuana
- Resisting Arrest
- Wanton Endangerment-1st Degree
- Operating on Suspended or Revoked Operator’s License