A three-car crash occurred Thursday while police followed and captured two suspects suspected of armed robbery and kidnapping.
Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department, stated that officers attempted to stop a black VW Jetta near US Hwy 40 and Blue Ridge Cutoff on Thursday afternoon. Officers pursued the Jetta into the southbound lanes of Interstate 29, Gonzalez said, after the driver refused to stop.
According to Gonzalez, traffic slowed down the southbound lanes of I-29 throughout the chase. According to Gonzalez, the Jetta failed to brake for the stopped automobiles and collided with a black Dodge Journey and a blue Hyundai Santa Fe before coming to a halt. The intensity of the collision pushed the Santa Fe over against the driver’s side door, Gonzalez stated.
After being apprehended by authorities, the driver and passenger of the Jetta, as well as the drivers of the Journey and Santa Fe, were sent to a hospital with minor injuries.
According to a Star study published earlier this year, more than three police pursuits occur each day in the Kansas City metro region. According to the research, police chases frequently reach speeds of more than 100 mph, and occasionally even 130 mph.
In the last five years, police pursuits in the metro area have harmed more than 320 people, according to a Star investigation.