 MIAMI COUNTY- Three people including a Kansas deputy sheriff were injured in an accident just before 6a.m. on Friday in Miami County.
MIAMI COUNTY- Three people including a Kansas deputy sheriff were injured in an accident just before 6a.m. on Friday in Miami County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Ford SUV driven by Miami County Deputy Stephen D. Lopez, 41, Paola, was traveling on Kansas 68 near the Cider Mill with lights and sirens.
The deputy was attempting to pass a 2009 Dodge passenger vehicle driven by Juan Tapia Castillo, 59, Overland Park.
The Dodge made a left turn in front of the SUV. The vehicles collided and the SUV rolled.
Lopez, Castillo and a passenger in the Dodge Jimmy Eduardo Macario-Excelente, 38, Overland Park, were transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
All were properly restrained at the time of the accident.
