Two-state chase ends in rollover crash

Law enforcement officers from Iowa and Missouri were involved in a chase early Friday that ended in a dramatic crash when the suspects’ 2003 Dodge Dakota pickup truck overturned on Highway 148 at 210th Street five miles north of Maryville.

Badly injured in the wreck were Andrew J. Kaipus, 28, Omaha, Nebraska, and Brittany N. Farlow, 22, Springfield.

Kaipus, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken by helicopter to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said Farlow was transported by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital in Maryville but later moved to a larger medical center due the seriousness of her injuries.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, it could not be determined if Farlow was restrained inside the vehicle, which Kaipus was driving, when the southbound truck vaulted over a culvert and came to rest on its top.

A separate patrol arrest report stated that Kaipus will likely face Missouri charges of careless and imprudent driving resulting in an accident, driving while under the influence of drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

White said the chase began in Taylor County, Iowa, and that Nodaway County deputies were notified of the southbound pursuit as the fugitives crossed the state line and neared the small town of Hopkins on the Missouri side.

There was no immediate word on possible charges against Farlow or charges against either suspect pending in Iowa.

In addition to Taylor County deputies, officers involved in the chase included Missouri state troopers, Nodaway deputies, and police from Maryville Public Safety.

White said tire-deflation spikes were deployed at some point, but could not say if that contributed to the wreck that ended the pursuit.

Following the crash, which occurred shortly after 1 a.m., officers allegedly found drug paraphernalia inside the pickup, the sheriff said.

White said the chase apparently began when a Taylor County officer tried to stop Kaipus for speeding.

The pickup truck was totaled and towed from the scene by Walker’s Body Shop in Maryville.

Trooper D.E. Sigman and patrol Cpl. S.E. Pritzel were assisted in working the accident by all three local agencies.