Woman demands firing of Wichita police officer after KHP says he caused crash
By KAKE News Staff
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WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A Wichita woman is calling for a police officer to be fired after the Kansas Highway Patrol states the officer failed to clear an intersection, causing a crash that injured four people last month.
Monica Marks claims the officer’s reckless driving – going 100 mph in a 30 mph zone – is in violation of the department’s policy of slowing down at intersections.
“I believe that this is in the interest of public health, that when police officers act like this blatant disregard of public safety that they be fired and the citizens be told that they are fired and they are no longer a threat,” Marks said during public comment at Tuesday’s city council meeting.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, near the area of 1st and Hillside when the officer, who has not been identified, was responding to an officer-in-trouble call with his emergency lights on.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the officer ran a red light and struck a Hyundai in the intersection, rolling southbound into the northbound lanes before coming to a rest on the sidewalk.
The officer and three of the four women inside the Hyundai were taken to the hospital for injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, police said.
The officer has been reassigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of the ongoing criminal investigation and internal investigation, WPD said in a statement to KAKE News on Tuesday.
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