KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a high-speed chase and crash in Platte County, Missouri.
Just before 11:30a.m. Tuesday, Corporal Fugate with the Platte County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle for improper registration around MO 45 Highway (NW 64th Street) and NW Klamm Road in southern Platte County, according to a media release.
When the driver of the suspect vehicle failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated as the vehicle fled east on MO 45 Highway towards Interstate 29, reaching speeds of up to 90 miles per hour.
The driver of the suspect vehicle lost control and crashed near N Chatham Avenue. After crashing the vehicle, the driver ran from the crash scene.
Witnesses reported seeing the male suspect throw a firearm under another vehicle as he ran.
.Deputies established a search perimeter of the area to contain the suspect who fled into the thick wooded area. Corporal Fugate deployed his canine (K-9) partner, Mattis, to assist in locating the suspect.
Shortly after deploying the K-9 into the wooded area, the suspect was taken into custody after being found hiding in a crawlspace by a concrete culvert.
The vehicle crashed by the suspect had been previously reported stolen out of Kansas City, Missouri.
Deputies recovered a semi-automatic handgun which had been thrown down by the suspect as well as a large amount of currency from the crash scene.
A felony amount of narcotics and narcotics paraphernalia was also recovered from the stolen vehicle. The suspect was cleared medically at a local hospital and transported to the Platte County Detention Center where he was placed on a twenty-four-hour investigative hold pending the filing of charges by the Platte County Prosecutors Office