Media Release 23-0313-1

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE #23-0313-1

CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251

Injury accident involving emergency vehicle

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (JASO) – Sheriff Tim Morse reports that on March 12, 2023, shortly after 1:30 P.M., the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an injury accident at 158th and Q. Roads in Jackson County near Mayetta. The accident consisted of a northbound 2020 Chevy Tahoe that belonged to the PBPN Police Department and a westbound 2012 Chevy Impala on 158th Road. The Tahoe struck the westbound Impala. The Tahoe was driving emergent at the time of the collision. Two of the four occupants of the Impala were transported to a Topeka hospital. One of the patients was listed with possibly having serious injuries. The incident remains under investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.