Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include more information about the victim, which was released by Leawood Police Tuesday morning.
A Shawnee woman is in critical condition after a crash at 119th Street and State Line Road late Monday evening in Leawood.
It happened just after 9:15 p.m. when, according to recorded radio traffic, a driver sped away from a traffic stop.
Radio traffic indicates a gray Ford Focus sped away from the stop.
Almost immediately after informing dispatchers that the vehicle had taken off, the officer reported that the car had been involved in a crash with another vehicle.
A man who was a passenger in the fleeing car reportedly ran from the scene as an officer arrived.
Leawood firefighters removed both driver’s side doors and a support pillar from the side of the car to safely remove the trapped driver.
Johnson County Med-Act rushed the driver, identified as a 19-year-old woman from Shawnee, to Overland Park Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
The other car’s driver was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Officers from the Overland Park Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit were called out to document and investigate the crash scene.
No other details were immediately available.
Mike Frizzell is a freelance crime and fire reporter who runs Operation 100 News.
