Authorities say a fleeing Missouri motorist in a stolen vehicle collided with a pickup truck and a deputy’s sport utility vehicle, killing the truck’s driver.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when the suspect failed to stop for a red light and struck a Dodge Dakota, which then hit the Pettis County deputy’s sport utility vehicle.
The patrol says the Dakota’s driver, 27-year-old Zachary Hancock Bottom, was ejected. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The patrol says in a tweet that the deputy is OK.
Tonight MSHP was requested to assist Henry Co deputies apprehend a suspect in a stolen car. The suspect entered Pettis Co along US65. Spikes were deployed however the suspect struck a Pettis Co deputy car & a bystander car. The deputy is ok
The bystander died at a local hospital. pic.twitter.com/SFxqENo7P6— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) March 2, 2020