PITTSBURG, Kan. (KOAM) - A reported hit-and-run turns into a police pursuit in Pittsburg on Thursday night.
Crawford County Prosecutors have charged 39-year-old Travis R. Duncan with:
Driving under the infl of drugs/alcohol; 3rd in 10y; competent evidence blood/breath .08+
Flee or attempt to elude; motor vehicle accident or damage property
Theft of property or services; Value $1,500 to $25,000
Duty of driver to report accident with an unattended vehicle/property; 1st conv
Authorities say the suspect was extremely intoxicated and driving a stolen vehicle.
Hit-and-run Crashes, DUI Police Pursuit
Around 9:25 pm on February 2, Pittsburg Police responded to the 1900 block of N. Locust Street. Someone reported a hit-and-run accident.
Officers got there and met with the reporting party who told police the collision just happened. They told officers they believed the suspect vehicle had also hit another vehicle just down the street from them.
Police say they described the suspect vehicle as a white Ford pickup.Â
According to the Pittsburg Police Department, the second vehicle hit was in the 160 block of N. Locust Street.
While investigating, an officer found the suspected Ford pickup still traveling in the area of the second crash. The officer tried to stop the pickup in the 100 block of E. 16th Street. However, the pickup took off.
During the police pursuit, which went north and east from the 1600 block of N. Locust Street, authorities say more property damage happened.
The Ford pickup allegedly hit fences on four different residential properties, a garage, and then an electric pole in an alley. The pickup then wrecked out and stopped in the alleyway of the 200 block of E. 22nd Street.
Due to the suspect hitting a utility pole, four homes in that area lost power.
Suspected is Arrested
Police identified the driver as Travis Duncan. According to the Pittsburg Police Department, Duncan appeared to be "extremely intoxicated" at the time. They drew blood for evidence.
The Ford pickup he drove had been reported stolen from Pittsburg.Â
The Crawford County Jail is holding him without bond.
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