ELLSWORTH COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Saturday in Ellsworth County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Ford Fusion driven by Jazmine Shanell Peters, 23, Wichita, was fleeing from law enforcement eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of the Sylvan Grove exit.
The driver attempted to avoid tire deflation devices, crossed the median and the westbound lanes of the interstate and entered the north ditch.
The Ford then traveled back onto the roadway eastbound in the westbound lanes into oncoming traffic and struck a 2019 Volvo semi driven by William P. Woodley, 62, Salina.
EMS transported Peters to the hospital in Ellsworth.
EMS transported a passenger in the Ford Geneva Lee Walker, 19, Wichita, to Hays Medical Center. Woodley was not injured. Walker was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
The KHP did not report what prompted the chase or possible charges against Peters.