A weekend car chase across two counties leads to an arrest.
Early Saturday morning, a deputy with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop on a Dodge Ram 1500 on US-69 near the Kansas Crossing Casino. The vehicle had been spotted traveling at three times the posted speed limit. However, the driver fled, traveling west along US-400. The driver failed to negotiate the turn and struck a curb at the Labette Bank in Cherokee near the US-400/K-7 intersection.
The driver re-entered the highway and continued to flee, traveling north on K-7 until one of the tires on the vehicle became deflated and eventually came apart. At that point the driver ceased his flight and surrendered to police. The driver was arrested an identified as Nathan Adriel Hernandez.
A juvenile female passenger was held until her parent/guardian could arrive, at which point she refused to go with them. She was transported to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office and seen by a Juvenile Intake Officer.
Hernandez was transported to the Crawford County Jail and faces multiple felony charges. He was released after posting a $10,000 bond.
