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Oct 18, 2026

High-risk traffic stop on Kansas highway to catch DUI suspect

Posted Oct 18, 2026 4:55 PM
Photo Shawnee Police
Photo Shawnee Police

JOHNSON COUNTY —Good Catch: On October 16 at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers were alerted to a vehicle traveling southbound on Kansas 7 Highway at a high rate of speed and swerving between lanes, according to a social media report from the police in the city of Shawnee.

The driver initially failed to yield to officers but eventually pulled over. Officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop and took the driver into custody on a requested charge of driving under the influence. Police did not release the name of the driver.