Overview
- In Oldham County Circuit Court on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Judge sentenced 26-year-old Tymetrius Walter to 40 years in prison for his role in the crash.
- Walter pleaded guilty under a plea agreement the court accepted on June 9, 2026 that amended the original murder charge to vehicular homicide while under the influence and included counts such as first-degree fleeing or evading police.
- The crash happened on Sept. 16, 2023 after a Kentucky State Police trooper tried to stop a vehicle on I-71, officers learned the vehicle was reported stolen and it reached speeds up to 115 mph before exiting at Exit 14 and striking a GMC SUV on Kentucky Route 329.
- Ten-year-old Jake Luxemburger, a fifth-grade student at Kenwood Station Elementary School who was riding in the SUV, died from his injuries and the SUV driver was seriously hurt; the victim’s grandmother read a statement in court and Walter apologized before sentencing.
- The plea and 40-year sentence conclude the criminal case in Oldham County Circuit Court and leave the family and community coping with the loss from the high-speed pursuit and crash.