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Driver in fatal Kan. police chase, crash moved from hospital to jail

SEDGWICK COUNTY — The woman accused of driving a stolen SUV involved Sunday’s 3-vehicle crash that killed two people has been released from the hospital.

Mia Collins -photo Sedgwick County

Mia Collins, 24, was immediately booked on requested charges that include two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated battery, a probation violation and driving while suspended, according to Sedgwick County online jail records.

Collins led police on a chase and about one mile  the car collided with a car and another SUV at an intersection, according to Wichita officer Kevin Wheeler.

 

First responders on the scene of the fatal Sunday accident -photo courtesy KAKE

The crash killed 70-year-old Maria Wood and 12-year-old Rosemary McElroy and critically injured 36-year-old Jenny Wood, a popular Wichita musician known for performing with children. She is Wood’s daughter and McElroy’s aunt. She remains in critical condition, according to officer Charley Davidson

Collins was on probation. A passenger in her car, 38-year-old Christopher English, is also on parole and remains hospitalized.

The driver of the SUV that was hit, 65-year-old Alfred Angle, was seriously injured and has been released from the hospital, according to Davidson.

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