Three seriously injured in crash during police chase early Tuesday in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) – Three people were seriously injured in a crash that occurred during a police chase early Tuesday in Wichita, authorities said.

The crash was reported at 3:48 a.m. Tuesday near E. Kellogg and Washington streets on the southeastern edge of downtown Wichita.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2007 Pontiac G6 was traveling west on Kellogg while being actively pursued by a Wichita police unit.

The Pontiac attempted to exit at Washington Street but failed to negotiate the turn, went through the grass and struck the driveway, the patrol said.

The Pontiac then rolled, throwing the driver and one of the two passengers.

All three occupants of the Pontiac were transported to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita with serious injuries.

They were identified as the driver, Samuel W. Freeman, 59, of Medicine Lodge; and passengers Nickoles E. Bolson, 29, of Wichita, and Hope Lynn Clark, 34, of Wichita.

The patrol said Freeman and Clark were not wearing their seat belts, while Bolson was wearing his.

Additional details were not immediately available.

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