Editor's note: The KHP crash log originally indicated the child had died. The story has been updated.
ATCHISON COUNTY—A child was critically injured an accident during a police pursuit just after 5:30p.m. Sunday in Atchison County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Toyota Corolla driven by Maria Papalas, 28, Atchison, was southbound on Sherman Road at 244th Road five miles south of Atchison at a high rate of speed.
The driver was attempting to elude law enforcement. Due to the speed, the driver lost control on a curve. The car entered the west ditch and rolled multiple times before coming to rest on its top.
EMS transported a passenger identified as 1-year-old Mixalis Papalas-Schulpz of Atchison to Children's Mercy for treatment of critical injuries.
EMS transported Papalas to Stormont Vail for treatment of minor injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.