BELLE PLAINE – A Kansas teenager was injured in an accident during a pursuit by law enforcement just before 6 p.m. on Thursday in Sumner County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Nissan Versa driven by Jefferson D. Saunder, 14, Wellington, was northbound on Logan Street in Belle Plaine being pursued by Sumner County Sheriff’s Office units.

The driver failed to stop at a stop sign, crossed Kansas 55 and entered the lumberyard at 4th Avenue and Logan Street.

Saunders was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

The KHP reported he was not wearing a seat belt.