Mar 06, 2023

Man hospitalized after crash during police chase in Kansas

Posted Mar 06, 2023 8:00 AM

MONTGOMERY COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident during a police chase just before 10p.m. Sunday in Montgomery County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle driven by 40-year-old Layton T. Moore of Pryor Oklahoma, was westbound on U. S. 166 at 11th Street in Coffeyville fleeing from law enforcement.

The motorcycle struck a curb, overturned multiple times and came rest on the shoulder. EMS transported Moore to a hospital in Tulsa. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.  Law enforcement have not reported what prompted the police chase.