NORTON COUNTY—A driver fleeing law enforcement died in an accident just after 10:30a.m. Saturday in Norton County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Trooper attempted to stop a 2020 Chevy Silverado driven by Derek D.&nbsp;Stortzum, 29, Brooksville, Florida, for erratic driving on U.S. 283 fourteen miles south of Phillipsburg.

The pickup ran from the Trooper who used a successful tactical vehicle intervention (TVI).&nbsp; The pickup ended up in the north ditch facing northeast on its wheels.

Stortzum was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Brock's-Keithley Funeral Home. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

NORTON COUNTY—A driver fleeing law enforcement died in an accident just after 10:30a.m. Saturday in Norton County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Trooper attempted to stop a 2020 Chevy Silverado driven by Derek D.&nbsp;Stortzum, 29, Brooksville, Florida, for erratic driving on U.S. 283 fourteen miles south of Phillipsburg.The pickup ran from the Trooper who used a successful tactical vehicle intervention (TVI).&nbsp; The pickup ended up in the north ditch facing northeast on its wheels.Stortzum was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Brock's-Keithley Funeral Home. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

Driver fleeing KHP Trooper dies after tactical vehicle intervention