Head-on crash involving vehicle fleeing police near Bonner Springs kills one
One person was killed Monday afternoon after a Kansas City, Kansas, man fleeing police on Interstate 70 collided with another vehicle.
The incident was reported shortly after 2 p.m., just west of Bonner Springs.
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop the man for a registration violation, KHP Capt. Joe Bott said.
The man fled westbound. Near the Kansas Turnpike Authority terminal, he turned around and drove eastbound into oncoming traffic.
Both drivers swerved, but struck each other head-on, Bott said.
The driver who wasn’t involved in the pursuit died.
He was later identified by KHP as 19-year-old Nathan Pena, of Brookfield, Ill.
The man who was fleeing had minor injuries and was taken into custody at the scene, Bott said.
The case will be sent to the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office.
Westbound traffic was reduced to one lane, backing up traffic for several hours.
This story was originally published September 30, 2019 at 6:59 PM.
