A Toyota Camry crashed off I-70 at the Turner Diagonal Saturday night after fleeing from a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper.
According to the trooper’s report, the Camry was stopped on I-70 westbound, just west of 57th Street, for a seat belt violation, around 8:36 p.m. Saturday, April 30.
After the trooper made contact with the driver, the car fled the scene westbound on I-70, exiting at the Turner Diagonal, the trooper’s report stated. The Camry then struck the left barrier wall and went east into the ditch, striking a tree, the report stated.
The driver of the Camry, a 23-year-old man from Kansas City, Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated. He was not wearing a seat belt.
A 25-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man who was a passenger in the Camry, also was taken to a hospital, the report said. He also was not wearing a seat belt, according to the report.
A 25-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman who was a passenger in the Camry was not injured, the report stated. She was wearing a seat belt.
A fourth unknown male passenger in the Camry fled the scene of the accident, the trooper’s report stated.