GRANT COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an accident during a chase just before 11p.m. Saturday in Grant County and have identified the driver.
Damian Badillo-photo Kearny County
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Grant County Deputy and a Ulysses Police officer were in pursuit of a 2000 Lexus eastbound on Road 11 four miles east of Ulysses.
The driver lost control of the vehicle. The Lexus left the roadway into the north ditch, catapulting into the power line and flipped several times. Power lines were trapped underneath the Lexus after it came to rest in the field north of Road 11.
The KHP reported late Sunday that Damian Badillo, 23, Lakin, was driving the Lexus. They originally reported he was just a passenger in the vehicle.
Badillo was transported to the hospital in Ulysses. The chase started after report of a stolen vehicle in Kearny County, according to the Grant County sheriff’s department.
On Monday, the sheriff’s department had no details on whether he was still in custody, hospitalized or possible charges.
Badillo has a previous conviction for aggravated battery, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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GRANT COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an accident during a chase just before 11p.m. Saturday in Grant County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Grant County Deputy and a Ulysses Police officer were in pursuit of a 2000 Lexus eastbound on Road 11 four miles east of Ulysses.
The driver lost control of the vehicle. It left the roadway into the north ditch, catapulting into the power line, flipped several times. Power lines were trapped underneath the Lexus after it came to rest in the field north of Road 11.
A passenger Damian Badillo, 23, Lakin, was transported to the hospital in Ulysses. Authorities were still working to identify the driver early Sunday. The chase started after report of a stolen vehicle in Kearny County, according to the Grant County sheriff’s department.