ELLSWORTH — An adult and a teenager from Waterloo were injured after they fled from state troopers who attempted to pull over their vehicle Saturday night near Ellsworth.
Khalil Crawley, 18, was driving a 2013 Volkswagen near the intersection of Hamilton County roads R77 and D41 at around 10:45 p.m. Saturday when an Iowa State Patrol trooper attempted to pull the vehicle over for unspecified reasons, according to the patrol.
Crawley drove off, reaching a high rate of speed before losing control of the car, which entered the ditch and rolled several times, according to the report.
Crawley, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken by Ellsworth Ambulance to Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames with unspecified injuries, according to the report.
A 16-year-old passenger from Waterloo, who was not named, was taken by MercyOne Aircare helicopter to MercyOne Des Moines with unspecified injuries. The report indicates that passenger was not wearing a seat belt.
The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.
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Amie Rivers
Cedar Falls/Waverly city reporter
UNI political communications/journalism grad. Alum of The Calumet (MCC), The Northern Iowan (UNI), Fergus Falls (Minn.) Daily Journal and KWWL. 4-time award-winner while at The Courier. Interested in exposing wrongdoing and holding power to account.
