GRANDVIEW PLAZA – Three people were hospitalized after an accident during a police chase on Interstate 70 just before 7a.m. on Monday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported officers attempted to stop a 2000 Audi passenger car driven by Arturo Molina, 20, Kansas City, for speeding.

The vehicle fled. After driving recklessly through traffic, the vehicle exited the Interstate at Grandview Plaza and came to a stop after striking the embankment.

Molina, and passengers Miguel Angel Macias, 22, and Christian A. Cruz, 21, both of Kansas City were transported to Geary County Hospital.

They were not wearing seat belts according to the KHP.