SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a serious injury collision in the area on Kellogg at Interstate 235.
Just before 2a.m. May 7, police responded to the report of an injury collision involving an overturned Jeep, according to officer Kristopher Gupilan.
Officers arrived to find two occupants in the Jeep with severe but non-life threatening injuries. Both of these occupants were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Near the Jeep was an unoccupied Dodge Challenger. Witnesses reported seeing this vehicle driving on Kellogg at speeds estimated to be above 100-MPH.
It was determined that the Dodge rear-ended the Jeep causing the collision. One of the witnesses saw the driver of the Dodge leave the scene on foot.
A short time later officers responded to an unknown EMS call at a hotel on W. Kellogg. They contacted 28-year-old Rakim Dean and determined he was the driver of the Dodge.
He was uninjured.Detectives from the WPD Traffic Unit collected the data from the Dodge’s Event Data Recorder and determined Rakim was driving at 136 MPH prior to the crash.
The case was presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office and Rakim Dean was charged with two counts of aggravated battery, leaving the scene of serious injury collision, and speeding.