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On 08/10/2022, tips from the public lead the Brookston Town Marshal, Troy Yeoman, to an area in the 600 block of E. 4th St. where he located the suspect vehicle. Marshal Yeoman contacted the West Lafayette Police Department, and investigators from WLPD seized the vehicle and executed a search warrant, examining it for forensic evidence.
As a result of this investigation, Trent Robinson, 34, of Brookston, was taken into custody and charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death, a level 4 Felony. This is a preliminary charge and will be reviewed by the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor's Office. The fact that a person is arrested or charged with a crime is not evidence of guilt and they are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
The pedestrian killed in this accident has been identified as Zixuan Mo, 25 years old, of West Lafayette. Zixuan was an international student from China, attending Purdue University.
The West Lafayette Police Department is grateful for the swift public response that provided helpful information which contributed to a timely resolution of this investigation. WLPD would specifically like to thank the Brookston Town Marshal for his assistance, as well as B.J. Moyars and Sooyeon Shin, from the International Center of West Lafayette, who assisted with foreign language translation and the notification of this tragic incident to victim’s family.
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