FRANKLIN COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident during a police pursuit on Thursday in Franklin County.
Just after 1 a.m., officers with the Quenemo Police Department in Osage County, Kansas became involved in a pursuit with a 2003 F150 eastbound on Kansas 68 at Hoover, according to a media release.
The pursuit continued into Franklin County. The driver lost control of the pickup inside the Pomona city limits and it rolled.
A passenger in the vehicle Mario Calderon-Orozco, 29, Roeland Park, was ejected from the pickup, pronounced dead at the scene and transported to First Call.
Another passenger Rigoberto Valdovinos-Orozco, 32, was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Two other passengers in the pickup were not injured.
Two occupants of the pickup were detained, at the scene, according to the Franklin County Sheriff.
None of the occupants of the pickup were wearing seat belts.
Name of the driver and what prompted the chase has not been released. The accident remains under investigation.