COFFEYVILLE, KS. (THECOUNT) — Robert Jackson, of Coffeyville, Kansas, has been identified as the victim killed in a vehicle crash involving a high speed pursuit in southeast Kansas on Monday night, according to reports.
“Scotty” Jackson, 24, was killed while operating a Dodge Ram 2500 during a police pursuit in southeast Kansas on Monday night around 11:30 p.m.
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The fatal crash occurred 4550 Road about four miles north of Coffeyville.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says, officers were in pursuit of a pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed, when the road switched from pavement to gravel.
Jackson lost control of his pickup and entered a culvert and collided with a grouping of trees.
Jackson was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning, reports KAKE.
It is unknown why officials were attempting to conduct a traffic stop.
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Geo quick facts: Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located along the Verdigris River in the state’s southeastern region. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,295 – Wikipedia.