KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two occupants of a suspect vehicle were hospitalized in a collision after the driver fled from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office.
Late Friday afternoon, a deputy with the Clinton County, Missouri, Sheriff's Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a white Chevy SUV on northbound Interstate 35.
The driver of the Chevy fled the deputy and a pursuit was initiated.
The suspect vehicle forced the deputy's car off the roadway and continued to flee, reaching speeds of 115 miles per hour.
The pursuit changed directions on I-35 multiple times, and at once point traveled east off the ramp at Missouri 116 Highway at I-35.
While traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-35, the suspect vehicle struck a 1998 Peterbilt tractor trailer parked at the Holt rest area at around 3:48 p.m. The SUV traveled down an embankment, crashed into several trees and came to a stop in the nearby tree line.
The 46-year-old male driver was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, while the 24-year-old female passenger was transported with moderate injuries.
Charges are pending, per the sheriff's office.
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