Fleeing motorist, passenger injured in Kansas crash

HOLTON, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say a fleeing driver and his passenger were injured in a rollover crash in northeast Kansas.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the two men were taken to area hospitals with suspected minor injuries. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says the pursuit started around 5 a.m. Sunday about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) north of Holton when a deputy attempted to stop a Saturn Ion for traffic infractions. The driver then fled into Atchison County before overturning about 3 miles (4.83 kilometers) north Muscotah at the junction of Kansas 9 and U.S. 159.

The pursuit is under investigation.

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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com