Man arrested after 120mph pursuit from Lawrence to KCK

Posted: March 3, 2019 - 2:10 a.m.
Updated: March 3, 2019 - 2:17 a.m.

One person was arrested early Sunday morning after a Lawrence police officer attempted to make a traffic stop in North Lawrence.

The officer attempted to stop a maroon 2014 Dodge Avenger in the area of North S

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econd Street and North Street around 1:30 a.m. The driver of the car refused to stop and accelerated towards the turnpike.

Radio traffic indicates the pursuit went eastbound on Interstate 70 with speeds ranging from 75 to 120 miles per hour.

A Kansas Turnpike Authority Trooper was able to get stop sticks out in front of the suspect vehicle just before it reached Kansas Highway 7 in eastern Leavenworth County.

The Trooper told his dispatcher that he hit the driver’s side tires of the suspect vehicle with the stop sticks.

Radio traffic from the Lawrence officer who was chasing the vehicle stated that his patrol vehicle was also hit by the stop sticks and that speeds had decreased to only 75 miles per hour.

The suspect vehicle stopped about one mile east of the Kansas Highway 7 interchange in western Kansas City, Kansas about 1:45 a.m.

Troopers reported that the suspect driver was detained by Lawrence officers and no one else was inside the vehicle.

Radio traffic indicates the vehicle has expired registration and the suspect's driver's license is suspended. The vehicle was previously registered to the suspect.

No other details were immediately available. Check back with this report and the Lawrence Journal-World for updates.

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One killed, another critical in tractor-trailer crash on I-70 in Leavenworth County

Posted: March 29, 2014 - 3:40am
Updated: March 29, 2014 - 10:42pm

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LifeStar helicopter after landing in the eastbound lanes of I-70
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A 30-year-old Aurora, Colo., man was identified as the driver killed early Saturday morning after his tractor-trailer crashed into a Kansas Turnpike tollbooth at the Tonganoxie interchange on westbound Interstate 70.

Sergiy Angelchev died at the scene of the crash, which occurred just before 3 a.m. Saturday, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority accident report.

Meanwhile, a turnpike authority official said Saturday that a passenger, Roman Ilyaich, 25 of Aurora, Colo., is in critical condition after being airlifted from the scene and taken to a Kansas City-area trauma center.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports two men were in the truck that hit the tollbooth at highway speeds, never slowing down before crashing. The truck's cab wrapped around the tollbooth and the engine landed about 50 yards from the tollbooth. The tollbooths that the truck hit are not manned by personnel.

Around noon turnpike officials said the terminal was down to one lane westbound because of the accident investigation and advised motorists to expect delays. The turnpike authority is still investigating the accident and expects delays as it continues to direct traffic through the toll booth's K-tag lane.

A turnpike official meanwhile said it is still not known for whom the men worked.

Firefighters and medics were dispatched to the toll plaza just after 3 a.m.. near milepost 217 for an injury accident involving a tractor-trailer.

Kansas Troopers arrived to report one person, later identified as Angelchev, had been ejected from the truck and was unconscious. A second injured person, Ilyaich, was still inside the truck cab with critical injuries. Angelchev died at the scene and Ilyaich transported to Kansas University Medical Center.

A LifeStar helicopter landed in the eastbound lanes of I-70, temporarily blocking several lanes through the toll plaza for a short time. Those lanes reopened around 4 a.m. All westbound lanes were closed before re-opening around 5:45 a.m. Lanes closed again around noon for the investigation.

At the toll plaza, both left and center westbound toll lanes are blocked and drivers must use the K-tag lane.

The westbound toll plaza's center cement barriers are demolished and there are no skid marks on the road. The cab appears to have split the barriers and wrapped itself around the tollbooth.

The truck was hauling garden hoses. Hundreds are strewn across a 50-yard area at the scene among the debris.

Troopers asked a Highway Patrol helicopter to respond to the scene after sunrise to photograph the accident scene from above.

The tractor-trailer cab wrapped around the tollbooth
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The heavily damaged tractor-trailer after the crash
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Damaged concrete barrier and tractor-trailer wreckage
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All structural supports under the toll plaza are bent, middle booth demolished
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The truck's engine landed about 50-yards from the tollbooth
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Related reports:

Operation 100 News report on LJWorld.com
Operation 100 News report on ShawneeDispatch.com

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Bonner Springs 7-Eleven held up by armed man

Posted: March 20, 2014 - 2:26 am
Updated: March 20, 2014 - 2:55am

Bonner Springs Police are investigating after a man armed with a gun robbed the 7-Eleven convenience store near Kansas Highway 7 and Interstate 70 this morning.

Police were called to the store, located at 34 N. 130th Street, around 2 a.m. Thursday.

Officers learned that a white male entered the store, displayed a black handgun, and demanded money from the clerk.

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The clerk complied and the suspect was last seen running northbound from the business.

The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 6-foot 2-inches to 6-foot 5-inches. He had a shirt wrapped around his face and was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.

Police set up a perimeter in the area and a Shawnee Police Department K-9 unit conducted a search of the area.

The search ended just before 3 a.m. with nothing found.

No other information was immediately available.

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Missouri woman killed in Kansas Turnpike accident identified

Posted: October 19, 2013 - 3:48am
Updated: October 22, 2013 - 1:04am

Update:

Troopers have identified the woman killed in Saturday morning's accident.

The Highway Patrol's report does not include a crash narrative but, shows that a 2005 Pontiac passenger car, with two female occupants, was involved in an accident with an unoccupied 2006 Ford SUV.

A preliminary accident report says Tabatha Louise Horst, 21, of Hannibal, Missouri was killed in the accident. The driver of the vehicle, also a 21-year-old, female from Hannibal, Missouri was sustained non life-threatening injuries in the crash. Both women were wearing seat belts when the accident occurred.

Troopers continue to investigate the accident and no other details have been released at this time.

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The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating following an early morning accident that took the life of one person and injured several others in Leavenworth County.

The accident was reported shortly before 2:10 Saturday morning in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near mile marker 221.3.

Turnpike Troopers arrived to find a three vehicle accident with one vehicle being heavily damaged. A passenger in that car was found unconscious and pinned inside.

Leavenworth County fire personnel performed CPR on the person following a brief extrication. That person was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

A second person, said to be the driver of the heavily damaged vehicle, was transported to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. Her injuries were said to be serious but not immediately life threatening.

Troopers have not released any other information at this time.

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Car chase leads to arrest of Topeka carjacking & kidnapping suspects in Kansas City, KS

Posted: September 30, 2013 - 2:19am
Updated: September 30, 2013 - 2:42pm

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Law Enforcement officers from several agencies converged on Kansas City, Kansas this morning after a vehicle from an armed carjacking, in Topeka, was spotted on Interstate 70.

Kansas Turnpike Authority Troopers say they attempted to stop a vehicle on eastbound I-70 after it sped through a toll booth in Leavenworth County around 12:30 a.m. Monday.

Troopers also learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen after being taken in an armed carjacking late Sunday night in Topeka.

The driver of the vehicle failed to yield and led Troopers on a nearly 15 mile pursuit. The chase ended when the driver tried to exit to northbound Turner Diagonal (College Parkway). The suspect vehicle crashed off the side of the exit ramp. Troopers immediately reported that two people running south from the vehicle towards the BPU (Board of Public Utilities) building, located at 6742 Riverview Avenue.

As two troopers chased the suspects, Kansas City, Kansas officers arrived at the crash scene where two people, a man and a woman, were found in the trunk of the crashed vehicle. The two told officers that they had been forced into the trunk at gunpoint.

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Kansas City, Kansas police and State Troopers surrounded the area for a police canine to conduct a search. Kansas City, Missouri Police brought in their helicopter to search from above.

About 45 minutes after the crash, the police helicopter spotted both suspects laying down in a wooded area between the Interstate and the BPU fence.

Authorities say both suspects were taken into custody, at 1:33 a.m., and held by KCK Police until detectives from Topeka arrived to take custody.

Topeka Police also sent a crime scene technician to assist with recovering evidence.

Authorities say the suspects will likely face a number of charges including kidnapping.

One of the suspects reported a minor injury and was evaluated by medics. The victims of the carjacking did not report any injuries.

No other details were immediately available.

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Early morning accident injures two men | Patrol car struck, officer uninjured

Posted: June 22, 2013 - 4:55am
Updated: June 22, 2013 - 5:51am

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The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating after a three vehicle accident left two people injured this morning in Bonner Springs.

Troopers say accident occurred at 2:40 a.m. in the intersection of southbound Kansas Highway 7 and Kansas Avenue, just over half of a mile south of Interstate 70.

Investigators say a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu was southbound on K-7, ran a red light and struck a 1996 Ford Econoline van, that was eastbound on Kansas Avenue, nearly head on.


The force of the collision ejected the driver of the van onto the highway and knocked the van back and into the front bumper of a Bonner Springs Police patrol vehicle, a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, that was traveling behind the van.

Bonner Springs Fire and EMS reported the ejected driver of the van to be in critical condition at the scene and the driver of the car to be seriously injured. The police officer did not report any injuries.

Troopers have identified the driver of the Chevrolet Malibu as, 41-year-old, Erin Jantz of Olathe, Kansas. The driver of the Ford Econoline is, 50-year-old, Monto Cauthron of Kansas City, Kansas. The Bonner Springs Police officer is, 24-year-old, John Marino of Lawrence, Kansas.

The Highway Patrol's accident report says that Mr. Jantz and Officer Marino were both wearing seatbelts when the accident occurred. Mr. Cauthron was not wearing a seatbelt.

Troopers continue to investigate if alcohol may have played a role in the accident's cause.

An additional EMS unit from the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department assisted on the call and transported one of the injured men.

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Charges filed in Halftime Liquor's robbery; additional charges pending

Posted: May 24, 2013 - 11:47am
Updated: May 26, 2013 - 6:02am

Antwan Tyrone Robinson, 26
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A 26-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man has been charged in connection to Thursday evening's robbery of the Halftime Liquor Store in Shawnee.

Antwan T. Robinson currently faces a single count of aggravated robbery. Court records show Robinson is being held at the New Century Adult Detention Center, just outside of Gardner, on a $250,000 bond.

Robinson is accused of holding up the Shawnee liquor store, located at 15810 Shawnee Mission Parkway, around 8:30 Thursday evening. He is said to have held an employee and clerk at gunpoint, demanded money and then forced both people into a cooler so he could make his escape.

Previous report on the Halftime Liquor Store robbery and chase.

Shawnee Police happened to be just around the corner when the robbery occurred and arrived at the scene in time to see the suspect getting into a black Chevrolet Cobalt. Those officers pursued the vehicle into Kansas City, Kansas, where they lost sight of it.

The vehicle was spotted again shortly after midnight, sparking a car chase which ended after Robinson was shot by Shawnee Police on Interstate 70 near Kansas Highway 7. Robinson allegedly drove westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, after being shot. His vehicle collided with a FedEx truck and Robinson ran from the crash scene.

Kansas City, Missouri Police had their helicopter overhead and quickly helped officers on the ground locate and apprehend Robinson. He was transported to the University of Kansas Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left forearm.

Sources tell Operation 100 News that Antwan Robinson is the same man who at least twice held up the Temp Stop convenience store, 13515 W. 63rd Street in Shawnee, both times he is said to have handcuffed the clerk with zip ties before fleeing. Robinson could face more than 15 felony charges in connection with numerous robberies across Johnson and Wyandotte counties, according to our sources.

Related reports from Operation 100 News:

Friday, May 24, 2013
Zip tie robber apprehended after liquor store robbery, high speed chase and shootout

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Temp Stop robbed for second time in five days; third time since February

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Shawnee Temp Stop robbed for second time since February

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Shawnee Quik Trip robbed

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Overland Park Quik Trip robbed

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Shawnee Temp Stop convenience store robbed

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Two injured in rollover accident on Interstate 70

Posted: January 17, 2013 - 2:34am
Updated: January 17, 2013 - 3:00am

The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating following a one vehicle accident on the Interstate 70 Turnpike in Lawrence this morning.

The accident was reported shortly before 2 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near mile marker 201.2, between the west and east Lawrence interchanges. Troopers reported one vehicle rolled over and came to rest on its top.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical units arrived on the scene to report only one vehicle involved, which had sustained heavy damage.

Initially two helicopters were requested to the scene. The second helicopter, based southeast of Kansas City, was canceled after reporting an estimate of nearly 30 minutes to arrive on the scene.

A Lawrence fire unit established a safe landing zone for the LifeStar helicopter in the Hallmark Cards production center parking lot, 101 McDonald Drive.

A male and a female, both in their early 20's, were said to have suffered serious injuries. The male possibly had a broken leg, and the female who was transported by LifeStar air-ambulance was said to have a head injury. Their injuries were said to be serious but not immediately life threatening.

The female was said to be wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, it is unclear if the male was wearing a seat belt.

The accident remains under investigation.

Report from Operation 100 News' reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World.

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