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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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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