4 taken to hospital after Kansas Highway Patrol car crashes during pursuit in KCK
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and three others, including juveniles, were taken to a hospital after the trooper’s car collided with another vehicle during a pursuit Saturday morning, according to the highway patrol.
The crash happened after 10:30 a.m. at Minnesota Avenue and 29th Street in Kansas City, Kansas.
The highway patrol wrote in its online crash log that the trooper’s car, a 2018 Dodge Charger, was headed west on Minnesota Avenue with its emergency equipment on as it was pursuing another vehicle.
The chase started on Interstate 70 West near 18th Street after the trooper spotted a vehicle with what appeared to be a fake temporary tag, the highway patrol said later Saturday. It said the trooper tried to initiate a traffic stop but the vehicle reportedly sped up.
As the pursuit continued through the city, the trooper’s car collided with a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban in the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and 29th Street.
A 40-year-old man and two juveniles, an 11-year-old and 15-year-old who were riding in the Suburban, were taken to a hospital with injuries that were thought to be minor.
The driver of the Suburban, a 39-year-old man, was possibly injured. The crash log did not indicate whether or not he was taken to a hospital.
The trooper, a 24-year-old man, was taken to a hospital with a possible injury.
All have since been released from the hospital, the highway patrol said Saturday night.
The vehicle the trooper was pursuing did not stop. It was described as an older model silver Dodge Charger.
The incident remained under investigation by the highway patrol. Kansas City, Kansas, police assisted at the scene of the crash.
Anyone with information about the pursuit or crash is asked to call the Kansas Highway Patrol at 913-782-8100.
This story was originally published June 29, 2019 at 5:43 PM with the headline "4 taken to hospital after Kansas Highway Patrol car crashes during pursuit in KCK."
