By Associated Press - Wednesday, January 20, 2021

BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) - One man was killed and a woman was critically injured during a police pursuit in Bonner Springs early Wednesday.

The pursuit began when Bonner Springs officers received a report that a driver was speeding through a neighborhood, police said. Officers lost sight of the driver but eventually saw the car going 114 mph in a 45 mph zone.

The Kansas Highway Patrol said the driver lost control and the car hit a sign and tree before coming to a stop.



The driver, 22-year-old Juan Carlos Marquez, of Bonner Springs, died at a hospital.

An 18-year-old woman in the car was critically injured.

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