Deputy Injured After Suspected Impaired Driver Strikes Patrol Vehicle

SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. — A Sedgwick County Sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries early Monday after a suspected impaired driver struck a patrol vehicle while the deputy was providing traffic control for an injury crash north of Derby.

On June 22, 2026, at approximately 2:46 a.m., a Sedgwick County Sheriff's deputy was positioned at the intersection of 47th Street South and K-15 Highway assisting with traffic control related to an earlier injury crash.

Preliminary investigation indicates the deputy was seated inside a marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated when a dark blue Ford Escape traveling northbound on K-15 struck the passenger side rear of the patrol vehicle.

The deputy, a 26-year-old man, sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Investigators identified the driver of the Ford Escape as 24-year-old Kole Montgomery, of Wichita. Deputies suspected Montgomery was under the influence at the time of the crash.

Montgomery was transported to a local hospital and later booked into the Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility on charges of driving under the influence and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer.

A passenger in the Escape was not injured.

The Derby Police Department assisted the Sheriff's Office with the impaired driving investigation. The Kansas Highway Patrol investigated the deputy-involved crash.

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