KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old driver has been charged with killing two passengers in a crash while fleeing from police in Kansas City, Kansas.

Zackery Smith was charged Wednesday in Wyandotte County with two counts of felony first-degree murder.

Police say the crash happened Monday as officers were pursuing suspects from a reported shoplifting at a Cabela’s sporting goods store. The victims were identified as 27-year-old Jason Edwards, of Kansas City, and 23-year-old Amber Bledsoe, of Prairie Village.

Smith and the driver of the pickup truck he’s accused of hitting were taken to hospitals. Smith was booked into jail Wednesday after he was released. Bond is set at $50,000. The prosecutor’s office didn’t immediately return an email from The Associated Press asking whether Smith has an attorney.

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WYANDOTTE COUNTY— Two people died in an accident during a police pursuit just before 4p.m. Monday in Wyandotte County.

Police say the people in the car were fleeing law enforcement after an alleged theft at Cabela’s, an outdoor sporting goods store.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Lexus ES driven by Zackery Smith, 20, Kansas City, was fleeing from law enforcement northbound on 94th Street.

The driver attempted a right hand turn on to Parallel Parkway. The Lexus and struck a 2015 Ford F150 driven by Dale Myers, 55, Kansas City, that was westbound on Parallel Parkway.

Passengers in the Lexus Jason Edwards, 27, Kansas City, MO., and Amber Bledsoe, 23, Prairie Village were pronounced dead at the scene.

Smith was transported to KU Medical Center. Myers was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.  Edwards and Smith were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.