Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office: Pursuit Collision 09.06.21

Press release from the Sedgwick County Kansas Sheriff's Office:

September 7, 2021

MEDIA RELEASE                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:                                                SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

AGENCY:                                          SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

LOCATION:                                       WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS

TELEPHONE:                                   (316) 660-3900

CONTACT:                                        LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN BLICK

Shortly after midnight on September 6, 2021, a Sedgwick County deputy observed suspicious activity between individuals at the filling station at Seneca and McCormick. The deputy requested assistance and another deputy responded to his location. As the responding deputy was nearing the filling station, the individuals involved in the suspicious activity left in a Chevy HHR. As it left, the Chevy HHR began traveling eastbound on McCormick without its headlights on. Both deputies pulled behind the Chevy HHR and attempted a traffic stop near Lincoln and McLean. The driver of the Chevy HHR fled in the vehicle and both deputies pursued.

Deputies pursued the Chevy HHR for approximately seven minutes and thirty seconds when the fleeing driver turned north on Topeka from Lincoln (Topeka is a one way street for southbound traffic between Lincoln and Kellogg. At Kellogg Avenue, Topeka becomes a two way street for approximately three blocks and then returns to a one way southbound street). Deputies continued their pursuit of the Chevy HHR northbound on Topeka until the first pursuing deputy collided with a westbound SUV driven by a 52-year-old female at the intersection of Douglas and Topeka.

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