Highway chase leads to crash with serious injuries in Shawnee Co.

TOPEKA ( KSNT ) – A 30-year-old man from Plattsburg, MO, was seriously injured after crashing on I-470 while the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) was in pursuit.

Just before 6 p.m. on Sept. 25, a KHP vehicle was chasing the 30-year-old westbound on I-470 near mile-marker 178. The 30-year-old lost control of the Ford Fusion he was driving and hit a guardrail on the left shoulder, according to a KHP crash log.

The 30-year-old crossed both highway lanes, struck a median barrier wall and came to rest in the right lane, according to the KHP.

The KHP said the 30-year-old was taken to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The driver wasn’t wearing a seatbelt during the crash.

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