Police arrested a 27-year-old Lawrence man Tuesday night after he allegedly caused a four-vehicle crash, fled the scene and struck a patrol vehicle.
No one involved was injured, according to police.
The driver of a southbound Ford F-350 rear-ended another vehicle just north of 23rd and Iowa streets around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to LPD. That vehicle struck another, which struck the vehicle in front of it.
In a video LPD posted to Facebook from city traffic cameras, it appears that a truck strikes a vehicle, causing the chain reaction, then reverses and turns in the opposite direction to head northbound on Iowa Street.
University of Kansas police attempted to stop the truck eastbound on 19th Street near Naismith Drive, “but the driver refused to stop,” according to LPD.
“A Lawrence Police sergeant was approaching from the east and activated his emergency lights, but the driver of the truck swerved around him, striking the patrol vehicle in the process,” LPD’s Facebook post stated. “Officers continued to try to stop the vehicle, which only came to a stop after colliding with a police vehicle blocking the roadway near Lawrence High School.”
The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and in connection with the multiple crashes, and charges are pending in Lawrence Municipal Court, according to the post.
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