Crash leaves 2 hospitalized after driver attempts to evade police
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A driver and enger in a vehicle that attempted to evade a police stop were hospitalized Wednesday in Kansas City.
The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department said an officer attempted to stop a driver for a traffic violation in the area of 58th Street and Olive.
KD said the driver of a Dodge Avenger refused to stop and drove off at a high rate of speed, heading northbound on Olive. Eventually, the car crashed at 5430 Olive when the vehicle went off the road to the left and struck a large tree.
The driver and enger, who were both not wearing seatbelts, were both hospitalized. Police said neither is believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred just before 3 p.m.
An investigation remains ongoing and both are in stable condition, KD said.
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