Police are asking for the public's help in locating a Dodge truck involved a high speed chase that resulted in the death of Cowden Police Officer Jeremy Hubbard. It is a Dodge RAM truck, and appears from the photo to have a lift kit or larger tires (raised higher off the ground).

Below is the photo released, and a cropped image of the truck.

IF YOU SEE A VEHICLE MATCHING IT'S DESCRIPTION, CALL 217-347-2711.


As was previously reported, earlier Tuesday at approximately 6:41 p.m., a theft of $100 worth of diesel fuel was reported in Staunton. The male suspect is described as short and stocky with dark or olive colored skin and dark hair. The diesel pick-up truck is described as having a raised chassis and oversized wheels with no license plates.

At approximately 8:02 p.m., Hubbard was pursuing the vehicle believed to be involved in the theft when the officer lost control of his squad car and rolled it on the Effingham/Fayette County Line Road, approximately one mile south of U. S. Route 40 in Effingham County. The officer was ejected from the squad car and pronounced dead at a Greenville hospital. A female trainee officer, 22-year-old Jessica Stuckemeyer of Cowden, was also in the squad car and is in stable condition at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

Anyone with information should contact Illinois State Police District 12 Headquarters at 217-347-2711.