Wichita woman seriously injured after vehicle flees police, loses control and rolls

Stephanie Nutt
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A woman from Wichita was seriously injured after the driver of the vehicle she was in fled from police and lost control, causing the vehicle to roll.

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According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, just after noon on Wednesday, a 20-year-old man from Wichita was fleeing police in a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 east on U.S. Highway 50. With him was a 29-year-old woman, also from Wichita.

The KHP says the Ram 1500 exited onto the westbound entrance ramp, going the wrong way onto Kansas Highway 177 just west of Strong City.

When the driver attempted to turn south onto K-177, he lost control, according to the KHP. The Ram 1500 left the highway and rolled several times before coming to a stop in the east ditch.

The man had suspected minor injuries and was taken to a regional hospital. The woman had suspected serious injuries and was taken to a medical center in Wichita.

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