SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal accident during a brief pursuit and have identified as 37-year-old Timothy Tatum of Wichita.
Just after 2:30a.m. Friday, a sheriff's deputy attempted a traffic stop on a motorcycle and rider for a registration violation near the intersection of 47th Street South and Broadview, according to Deputy Benjamin Blick.
After the deputy turned on his overhead lights and siren the driver later identified as Tatum fled eastbound on the motorcycle. At the intersection of 47th Street South and Oliver the fleeing driver struck a raised median, ending the pursuit.
The entire pursuit lasted approximately twenty-five seconds and covered less than one mile.
Tatumsuccumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 2:38a.m., according to Blick. Tatum had previous felony convictions that included forgery, flee or elude law enforcement, evade a road block, criminal threat and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County Sheriff's office says a 37-year-old man died when he crashed during a police pursuit.
Spokesman Lt. Benjamin Blick said the chase began early Friday when a deputy tried to stop the rider for a registration violation near McConnell Air Force Base.
Blick says the driver lost control when the motorcycle hit a median less than a half-mile after the chase began. The driver was thrown from the cycle and he died at the scene. The person's name has not been released.