Cass County man charged after crashing into school bus during pursuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man from Strasburg and a woman from Raytown have been charged following a police chase in which they crashed into a school bus in Pettis County.
In a Facebook post , Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders said that on November 5 around 3:30 p.m., a Pettis County Deputy saw a truck and camper driving at around 86 miles an hour on northbound US 65 highway.
According to Anders, the deputy caught up with the truck and attempted to stop the vehicle. The truck failed to yield to the deputy, fleeing through a McDonald's parking lot near 16th and Limit before heading onto eastbound 16th Street.
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The driver of the truck continued, reaching speeds of over 70 miles per hour, according to Anders. During the fleeing, the truck struck a school bus at the intersection of 16th Street and Hancock Ave. The driver of the bus was injured, and there were no others inside the bus.
The truck finally came to a stop in a field near 28th Street and the driver, identified as Joshua Ewing, 33, of Strasburg, Missouri fled on foot. He was taken into custody without incident. The passenger of the vehicle, identified as Alicia Ealey, remained in the truck and was also taken into custody.
Upon searching the truck, Anders said that deputies found a loaded 9mm handgun, over $1,000, half an ounce of a substance later revealed as methamphetamine and fentanyl, paraphernalia, scales and Xanax. It was also found that the truck was stolen.
Anders claims that Joshua Ewing is being charged with aggravated fleeing a stop causing physical injury, armed criminal action, second-degree drug trafficking, delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, and first and second-degree tampering.
Additionally, Ealey is being charged with a probation violation with a bond of $5,000 case or surety, second-degree trafficking, delivery of a controlled substance and second-degree tampering.
The Pettis County Prosecutor's Office filed all charges for both defendants. No bond was set for Ewing and Ealey's bond was set at $150,000 in addition to the existing $5,000 bond.
