SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities continue their investigation of an accident that involved a pair of police vehicles.
While investigating a fatal Saturday night street racing accident in Wichita, officers were blocking traffic on Greenwich with patrol cars so the critical accident team could process the fatal accident scene, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Police observed a 28-year-old man driving a 2000 blue Ford F-250 northbound on Greenwich at a high rate of speed. An Eastborough officer assisting in blocking traffic flashed her flashlight to get the driver’s attention but was unsuccessful.
The F-250 side-swiped an occupied Wichita police F-350 truck and an unoccupied Wichita Police Ford Explorer patrol vehicle, causing the F-250 to overturn, according to Davidson.
The driver and his 35-year-old female passenger sustained only minor injuries. No officers were injured. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this accident, according to officer Davidson.