TOPEKA – One person died in an accident just after 12-noon on Thursday during a law enforcement pursuit.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Chevy Impala driven by Marcos Adan Cruz Jr., 20, Topeka, was actively fleeing from State Troopers southbound on Gage Boulevard.

The driver failed to stop at the red light at Southwest 6th Street and struck a 2009 Toyota Camry driven by Jerry L. Griggs, 73, Topeka, in the passenger side doors.

A passenger in the Camry Edward Greene, 69, Tecumseh, was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Shawnee County Coroner’s office.

Cruz Jr., Griggs, and a passenger in the Impala Martay Cruz, 8-months, were transported to Stormont Vail.

Cruz Jr., and another passenger in the Impala Johnson Jr., Eric Keith Johnson, Jr., 21, Topeka, were also not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

Cruz Jr., will be booked in the Shawnee County Jail upon release from the hospital, according to a media release from the KHP.

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TOPEKA – One person died in an accident just after 12-noon on Thursday during a law enforcement pursuit.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a trooper attempted a traffic stop on a Chevy Impala at Interstate 70 and Gage Boulevard. The driver failed to stop and after a brief pursuit collided with a Toyota passenger vehicle at 6th Avenue, according to a media release.

The driver of the Toyota died. The driver of the Impala and a baby in the suspect’s vehicle were transported to the hospital. A second passenger in the Impala was not injured.

The driver of the Impala will be booked in the Shawnee County Jail upon release from the hospital, according to the KHP.

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