Police Car and Suspect Vehicle Crash Into Osage County Creek

Police Car and Suspect Vehicle Crash Into Osage County Creek

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An Osage City police cruiser and a fleeing passenger vehicle plunged into a creek during a high-speed pursuit that ended near the intersection of 201st Street and Urish Road in Osage County, WIBW reported.

High-Speed Pursuit Ends in Osage County Creek

The incident unfolded around 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log. An officer with the Osage City Police Department initiated a vehicle pursuit that crossed into Osage County, involving a 2022 Dodge Charger traveling eastbound on 201st Street at a high rate of speed with emergency lights and sirens activated.

Investigators stated that the Dodge failed to negotiate the turn at Urish Road. Both the police vehicle and the target car left the roadway and came to rest in a nearby body of water.

The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 26-year-old male from Emporia, Kansas, sustained a suspected minor injury. Troopers reported that he was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the crash and transported him to a local hospital for evaluation.

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Kansas Highway Patrol Investigates Crash Without Releasing Officer Status

“We understand there may be questions about what happened,” the department stated, emphasizing a desire to keep the public informed without compromising the integrity of the active inquiry.

The Kansas Highway Patrol took over the crash investigation. However, the initial KHP crash log entry did not include specific details regarding the second vehicle involved, specifically leaving out the status of the pursuing officer or any potential injuries sustained by law enforcement personnel.

Authorities have not yet released additional timeline markers or transcripts regarding the decision-making process that led up to the crash on Urish Road. As state troopers continue to reconstruct the final moments of the pursuit, the exact speed of the vehicles entering the creek and the mechanics of how both cars left the roadway remain under review.

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