SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal crash involving a reported stolen vehicle have identified the man who dies as 36-year-old Donald Tucker, Jr. of Wichita.
Just 6:05 a.m., Tuesday, police responded to the theft of a red 2016 red Chevrolet Cruze that had just occurred in the 700 block of West Lockwood in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.
The vehicle stolen was left running in the driveway of a residence. While the police report was being made, an officer located the car near West 55th Street South and South West Street. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but Tucker refused and led officers on a vehicle pursuit that lasted less than a mile.
Tucker traveled north on South Meridian Avenue and collided with a 2014 Toyota Corolla in the intersection at West McArthur Road as the Corolla was turning to travel east.
The Cruze then struck a utility pole and flipped multiple times, ejecting Tucker from the vehicle.
EMS responded to perform life-saving measures but were unsuccessful, and Tucker was pronounced deceased at the scene.
EMS transported the 64-year-old driver of the Corolla to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) was asked to investigate this incident to avoid conflicts of interest, according to Wheeler.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a man died when a stolen car he was driving crashed during a police pursuit.
Wichita police Capt. Wendell Nicholson says the vehicle was stolen about 6 a.m. Tuesday after it was left running to warm up. Police saw the vehicle and began a pursuit. Nicholson says the driver eventually clipped another vehicle in an intersection and the car crashed into a telephone pole.
The driver was ejected and died at the scene. The driver's name has not been released. Wichita police and the Kansas Highway Patrol are investigating.