Tactical vehicle intervention ends chase in Kearny County

Kearny County, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that a Ulysses man was involved in a police pursuit that ended in a rollover accident, after a tactical vehicle intervention early Saturday morning in Kearny County.

According to the KHP report, the accident occurred just after 1:30 am Saturday morning. A 2000 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 60-year old Barry O. Steen of Ulysses was traveling westbound in the center of County Line Road, when a 2019 Dodge Charger driven by 30-year old Storm W. Mosher of Lakin, who was in pursuit of Steen, used a tactical vehicle intervention, and contacted with the passenger side of his vehicle with the driver’s side of the Steen vehicle.

The Steen vehicle would enter the south ditch before overturning onto its side, while Mosher’s vehicle came to rest facing southwest. 

Steen was taken to Kearny County Hospital for suspected minor injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

Mosher was wearing a seatbelt and was uninjured. 

The accident happened six miles east of K25 highway on County Line Road.