Two injured after teen fleeing from police crashes into vehicle in Wyandotte County
Two people were injured Wednesday after a teenager driving away from police crashed into another vehicle in Wyandotte County.
The incident was reported to the Kansas Highway Patrol shortly before 10:30 a.m. at Kansas 5 highway and 18th Street.
It was unclear what prompted the chase involving the 17-year-old, but as she ran a stoplight at the intersection she struck another vehicle, according to the patrol.
Both drivers were transported to a hospital with injuries suspected to be serious, according to the patrol. A passenger in the fleeing vehicle wasn’t injured.
This story was originally published June 19, 2019 at 4:06 PM with the headline "Two injured after teen fleeing from police crashes into vehicle in Wyandotte County."
Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star