OSAGE CITY (KSNT) – An Osage City Police Department patrol vehicle crashed into a creek during a pursuit Thursday night in Osage County.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, the crash happened around 8:10 p.m. November 5 near 201st Street and Urish Road, about five miles north of Osage City.
The patrol vehicle, a 2022 Dodge Charger, was traveling eastbound on 201st Street at a high rate of speed with its emergency lights and sirens activated while involved in a pursuit.
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The vehicle failed to navigate a turn onto Urish Road and crashed into a creek.
The driver, a 26-year-old man, was taken to Stormont Vail Hospital with suspected minor injuries, according to the crash log. The report indicates the driver was not wearing a safety restraint.
The crash was investigated by the Kansas Highway Patrol.
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