WICHITA, Kan. – On Sunday morning at about 9:45 a.m. a deputy tried to stop a red Oldsmobile Bravada near 183rd Street West and U.S. 54 near Wichita.

According to the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, the driver refused to stop and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit went east on U.S. 54 in to Wichita, then south on to I-135, exiting at 47th Street South. The pursuit continued in light Sunday morning traffic through areas of southern Wichita and Sedgwick County, with the suspect avoiding tire deflation devices, before entering the Kansas Turnpike southbound at 119th Street South.

The suspect continued south on the turnpike at speeds of 75 to 80 mph before turning in to the Belle Plaine service area near milepost 26 in Sumner County. He then left the service area heading north in the south bound lanes of the Kansas Turnpike. The suspect vehicle hit spike strips but still refused to stop, driving against traffic.

Because of increasing danger to the public, the suspect vehicle was forced in to the ditch by a patrol vehicle. After he was stopped, deputies approached the Oldsmobile and saw the suspect had stab himself in the neck and upper chest area. The suspect was removed from the vehicle by deputies and KHP troopers and they immediately administered first aid. Despite the best efforts of the law enforcement officers, the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS shortly before 11 a.m.

The death investigation is being conducted by the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and the pursuit is being reviewed by the Patrol Division of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.

The name of the victim has not been released.