TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a man is facing several charges after a car chase ended when a patrol trooper’s car was hit twice by the fleeing driver.
The trooper was treated at a hospital for minor injuries after the crash Monday west of Topeka. The driver, 35-year-old Deandre Martin, of Kansas City, Kansas, was also treated at a hospital for minor injuries. The patrol says the chase began when authorities received a report of a person driving recklessly on Interstate 70 between Topeka and Lawrence. The chase reached speeds up to 100 mph before the driver hit a patrol car twice on the interstate.
Martin is being held on several possible charges.
