On
11/12/13
at
approximately
8
pm
the
Bates
County
Sheriff’s
Office
received
a
request
for
assistance
from
the
Butler
Police
Department
in
reference
to
a
vehicle
pursuit.
The
vehicle
was
described
as
a
mid-2000
blue
Dodge
truck.
The
truck
had
three
occupants
during
the
pursuit.
The
vehicle
pursuit
started
at
High
Street
and
Ft.
Scott
Street
and
left
town
on
Nursery.
The
pursuit
continued
south
on
YY
Highway
until
it
turned
to
gravel.
While
responding
to
the
pursuit
on
YY
Highway
one
of
the
Bates
County
patrol
vehicles
topped
a
hill
on
YY
Highway
over
corrected
and
left
the
roadway.
The
patrol
vehicle
overturned
multiple
times
and
came
to
rest
in
a
fence
row.
The
Deputy
was
transported
by
ambulance
to
the
Bates
County
Memorial
Hospital
where
he
remains
for
his
injuries.
The
pursuit was terminated after the accident and the subjects are still
at large. If you have any information regarding this pursuit or the
identity of the occupants please contact the Bates County Sheriff’s
Office at 660-679-3232 or the Butler Police Department at
660-679-6131.
