Pursuit ends in crash near 18th and Steele

A pursuit by Kansas City, Missouri, police into Kansas ended in a wreck near 18th and Steele Road at about 11:38 p.m. Monday, March 9, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

After the wreck, the occupants of the vehicle fled on foot, according to the police report.

A passenger was quickly located, police reported. Later, the suspect driver was located but refused to follow police commands, according to the report.

The suspect was bit by a K-9, was taken into custody and was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, along with a passenger, according to the report.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a crash at 18th and Steele about the same time.

The KHP report stated that a 2001 Honda Civic was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of 18th Street Expressway when it hit a 2017 Nissan Rogue that was northbound on 18th Street.

The occupants of the Honda, from Kansas City, Kansas, fled the accident scene, the report stated. The occupants included the driver, a 26-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man; and a passenger, a 29-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman.

The driver of the Nissan, a 59-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, had a possible injury or complaint of pain, according to the report.