Wichita man, 27, dies after car chase Saturday night on Kansas Turnpike
One man died after a car pursuit ended in a crash along the Kansas Turnpike on Saturday night.
That man was identified as 27-year-old Kejuan Shugart of Wichita, Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs show.
The incident was reported around 10:16 p.m. along I-35 in Lyon County. A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was pursuing a 2017 Chevy Malibu that was being driven by 22-year-old Adonis Dailey of Wichita, the crash log said.
Shugart was in the passenger seat of the Malibu, the report said.
The trooper was pursuing Dailey northbound on I-35 when Shugart struck the rear of trailer that was being pulled by a semi truck. After colliding with the trailer, the Malibu struck the “median barrier wall multiple times,” the crash report read.
Shugart died at the scene of the crash. Dailey was taken to Stormont Vail Hospital with suspected serious injuries. The driver of the semi, 61-year-old Gabino Garcia of Magnolia, North Carolina was not injured, the crash log said.