LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB/WAVE) — A man pleaded guilty this week in connection with a 2023 Oldham County crash that killed a 10-year-old boy.
According to the Oldham County Commonwealth’s Office, 26-year-old Tymetrius Walter accepted a plea agreement June 9 in the death of Jake Luxemberger.
Court records show the agreement was filed following mediation earlier that week. As part of the deal, Walter's original murder charge was amended to vehicular homicide while under the influence. He also pleaded guilty to several other charges, including first-degree fleeing or evading police.
In September 2023, a Kentucky State Police trooper tried to pull over a vehicle on I-71 in Oldham County around 3:30 p.m., officials said. The vehicle did not stop and sped off.
During the pursuit, troopers learned the vehicle had been reported stolen.
Police said the vehicle exited I-71 at Exit 14 and crashed into a GMC SUV traveling north on Kentucky Route 329.
Walter was taken into custody after the crash.
Officials said Luxemberger, who was riding in the SUV, died from injuries suffered in the crash. The SUV's driver was taken to the hospital.
Under the plea agreement, Walter is expected to serve 40 years in prison.
He is scheduled to be sentenced July 1 at 1 p.m. in Oldham County Circuit Court.
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