Osage County Police Pursuit Ends With Patrol Car and Passenger Vehicle Submerged in Creek
A Thursday night vehicle pursuit in Osage County concluded near the intersection of 201st Street and Urish Road when both a local police cruiser and the passenger car being chased crashed into a nearby creek, WIBW reported. The incident, which began with an Osage City Police Department officer initiating a pursuit that carried over into the county, remains under investigation by the Kansas Highway Patrol.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log, the event unfolded at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Nov. 5. A 2022 Dodge Charger was traveling eastbound on 201st Street at a high rate of speed with emergency lights and sirens activated due to the active pursuit. State troopers noted that the vehicle failed to make the turn at Urish Road, leaving the roadway and coming to rest in the body of water.
Driver Hospitalized as State Troopers Investigate
The driver of the passenger vehicle, identified as a 26-year-old male from Emporia, Kansas, sustained a suspected minor injury in the crash. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital for evaluation. State crash logs state that the driver was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the collision.
The Kansas Highway Patrol crash report did not provide details regarding the second vehicle involved. State investigators have not yet published a timeline for the conclusion of their review.
“We understand there may be questions about what happened. The Osage City Police Department wants to keep the public informed while ensuring that any information released is accurate and does not interfere with the ongoing investigation.”
Further details regarding the pursuit’s origin and the exact sequence of events leading up to the turn at Urish Road are expected to be released as the Kansas Highway Patrol processes the formal crash report.
