TREGO COUNTY – A suspect died following a high-speed chase on Interstate 70 on Wednesday evening.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported in a media release a trooper attempted to stop silver 1996 Honda westbound on Interstate 70 in Trego County just before 6 p.m.
The vehicle had stolen Massachusetts tags and fled from officers.
The pursuit reached speeds of over 100 mph before stop sticks were successfully deployed.
The vehicle went through the median and across the eastbound lanes, into the south ditch and through the KDOT fence before it came to a stop near milepost 129.
Troopers approached the vehicle and found the driver inside with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Medical personnel pronounced the suspect dead at the scene.
There was also a confirmed warrant for the suspect’s arrest out of Rockingham, Vt., for homicide according to the KHP.
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