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Kan. man hospitalized after car overturns during police chase

Screen Shot 2015-12-01 at 2.54.20 PMSHAWNEE COUNTY- A Kansas man was injured in an accident during a pursuit by law enforcement just before 8a.m. on Tuesday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Richard William Meier II, 22, Topeka, was westbound on U.S. 24 at Humphreys Road

Law enforcement deployed stop sticks. The driver tried to initiate an evasive maneuver and lost control of vehicle.

It slid across eastbound lanes and overturned in a field on the south side of roadway.

Meier was transported to St. Francis Medical Center.

Passengers Justin Dewane Brown, 22, Salina, and Lauren Ashley Ortiz, 25, Topeka, were not injured.

Law enforcement has not released details on what prompted the chase.

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