WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say a man died when a stolen car he was driving crashed during a police pursuit.
Wichita police Capt. Wendell Nicholson says the vehicle was stolen about 6 a.m. Tuesday after it was left running to warm up. Police saw the vehicle and began a pursuit. Nicholson says the driver eventually clipped another vehicle in an intersection and the car crashed into a telephone pole. The driver was ejected and died at the scene. The driver’s name has not been released.
Wichita police and the Kansas Highway Patrol are investigating.