Multi-state police pursuit of suspected kidnapper ends in fiery collision with 3 dead

Two teenagers are dead after a driver wanted by Iowa police for kidnapping an infant in Nebraska caused a crash in Missouri, police said.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report from a woman at Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, Iowa, who experienced a domestic assault by a male acquaintance.

The woman told police the man, who was “suicidal and homicidal,” kidnapped her and her child in Nebraska, then drove into Iowa and dropped her off at the hospital before leaving with the child.

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Two teenagers are dead after a driver wanted by Iowa police for kidnapping a 1-year-old in Nebraska caused a crash in Missouri, police said. (iStock)

The Iowa State Patrol initiated a vehicle pursuit of the man, who was traveling at a high rate of speed and attempted to run into troopers, following him in the southbound lanes of Interstate 29 over the state line into Missouri.

The man driving a Kia Sorento collided with a 2013 Ford Focus traveling in the northbound left lane. After being struck, Ford passed a 2024 Volvo semi truck, which swerved to avoid the crash and struck a 2023 Chevy Tahoe Fremont County patrol car, the statement said.

Two 18-year-olds who were in the Ford Focus were pronounced dead.

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The accident caused the Kia with the 1-year-old baby inside to burst into flames.

A Fremont County deputy was able to rescue the infant from the burning vehicle and the baby was flown to an Omaha hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The man died in the crash.

Randy Pogue, mayor of Kearney, Missouri, took to social media to offer his condolences to the families of the two slain teenagers.

“In times of grief, my deepest condolences to the Cunningham and Yeates families. The loss of two Kearney Bulldogs in yesterday’s northbound traffic accident has rocked our community. May courage and hope be the steadfast companions of both families, friends, and all who are grieving , praying for you all,” Pogue wrote.

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The deputy who was struck by the semi was treated for minor injuries and released from care.

The Missouri State Patrol is investigating the collision.