ATCHISON COUNTY—A child critically injured in an accident during a police pursuit just after 5:30p.m. Sunday in Atchison County has died.
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. He died on Tuesday, according to the KHP.
EMS transported Papalas to Stormont Vail for treatment of minor injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.