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20-year-old Purdue student killed by teen driver in Tippecanoe County

The incident happened just before midnight Friday in the 6300 block of State Road 26 West.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — A 20-year-old bicyclist was killed by a juvenile driver in a crash in Tippecanoe County Friday evening.

Just before midnight May 10, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene of the crash in the 6300 block of State Road 26 West.

When officers arrived, they found a man who was struck while riding a bike. He was pronounced dead by medics at the scene.

The Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 20-year-old Jacob Devine, of Towson, Maryland.

Purdue University officials confirmed Devine was a junior majoring in aeronautical and astronautical engineering.

According to the TCSO, a juvenile boy was driving westbound on State Road 26 left of the center line and struck the bicyclist, who was traveling eastbound on State Road 26.

The crash happened just hours after a motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash just east of Lafayette.

The roadway was closed for around four hours during the investigation and still remains under investigation.

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