Aug 28, 2020

2 hospitalized after crash during police chase in Ellis County

Posted Aug 28, 2020 9:00 AM

ELLIS COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident during a police chase just before 10:30p.m. Thursday in Ellis County

The Kansas Highway patrol reported a 2013 Dodge Challenger driven by  William R. Dalrymple, 25, Richmond, TX., was in a pursuit on Toulon Avenue when he swerved to miss spike strips at Vineyard Road two miles southwest of Catharine.

The driver lost control and ramped a driveway, hit another driveway and came to rest after hitting the second driveway's retaining wall.   

EMS transported Dalrymple and a passenger  Victoria D. Deakin, 32, Oconomowoc, WI., to Hays Medical Center.  She was later transferred to Via Christi in Wichita.

Both passengers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP. Authorities have not released details on what prompted the chase. Check  Hays Post for additional details as they become available.