KEARNY, MO - A high-speed chase that began on Wednesday in Iowa crossed into Nebraska and then Missouri, and ended in a fiery crash that claimed three lives and saw a one-year-old baby rescued from the flaming wreckage.
The chase began when a woman at a Hamburg, Iowa hospital summoned police to report a domestic assault by a 29-year-old man she knew. She told officers that the man was “suicidal and homicidal,” and had kidnapped both her and her child in Nebraska. He drove the woman and child to Iowa and dropped her off at the hospital, fleeing with the baby.
As reported by Fox News, the Iowa State Police launched a high-speed pursuit of the suspect driving a Kia Sorrento. He led troopers at accelerating to a dangerous speed down Interstate 29 and crossed into Missouri. The suspect collided with a 2013 Ford Focus traveling northbound on the freeway.
The Ford continued on its trajectory following the initial impact passing a Semi-truck which evaded collision but slammed into a Fremont County Patrol Vehicle.
The driver and passenger of the Ford Focus were both pronounced dead. According to RadioIowa, the Ford “veered off the road, overturned, ejected a passenger, and came to rest on its top.”
The suspect’s vehicle burst into flames after striking a bridge abutment and though a veteran Fremont County Deputy was able to successfully rescue the child, the suspect was killed on impact. The baby was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Omaha and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Three other people suffered serious injuries
A Fremont County Deputy was injured in the collision with the semi and treated for minor injuries. They were later released from an area hospital.
Randy Pogue, mayor of Kearney, Missouri, made a statement via social media offering his condolences to the families of the teenagers who were killed. "In times of sorrow, I offer my deepest sympathies to the Cunningham and Yeates families. The loss of two Kearney Bulldogs in the traffic accident yesterday up North has shaken our community. May courage and hope be the steadfast companions of both families, friends, and all who mourn. Praying for you all," Pogue wrote.
The collision is now under investigation by the Missouri State Patrol.
The chase began when a woman at a Hamburg, Iowa hospital summoned police to report a domestic assault by a 29-year-old man she knew. She told officers that the man was “suicidal and homicidal,” and had kidnapped both her and her child in Nebraska. He drove the woman and child to Iowa and dropped her off at the hospital, fleeing with the baby.
As reported by Fox News, the Iowa State Police launched a high-speed pursuit of the suspect driving a Kia Sorrento. He led troopers at accelerating to a dangerous speed down Interstate 29 and crossed into Missouri. The suspect collided with a 2013 Ford Focus traveling northbound on the freeway.
The Ford continued on its trajectory following the initial impact passing a Semi-truck which evaded collision but slammed into a Fremont County Patrol Vehicle.
The driver and passenger of the Ford Focus were both pronounced dead. According to RadioIowa, the Ford “veered off the road, overturned, ejected a passenger, and came to rest on its top.”
The suspect’s vehicle burst into flames after striking a bridge abutment and though a veteran Fremont County Deputy was able to successfully rescue the child, the suspect was killed on impact. The baby was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Omaha and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Three other people suffered serious injuries
A Fremont County Deputy was injured in the collision with the semi and treated for minor injuries. They were later released from an area hospital.
Randy Pogue, mayor of Kearney, Missouri, made a statement via social media offering his condolences to the families of the teenagers who were killed. "In times of sorrow, I offer my deepest sympathies to the Cunningham and Yeates families. The loss of two Kearney Bulldogs in the traffic accident yesterday up North has shaken our community. May courage and hope be the steadfast companions of both families, friends, and all who mourn. Praying for you all," Pogue wrote.
The collision is now under investigation by the Missouri State Patrol.
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