TOPEKA (KSNT) – A jury in Shawnee County is delivering its decisions regarding a man accused of killing a woman last year in a Topeka crash.
The Shawnee County District Attorney's Office announced in a press release that Michael S. Lester, 39, has been found guilty on the following counts:
Murder in the first degree
Flee or attempt to elude a police officer
Murder in the second degree
Leaving the scene of an accident
Katie Garceran, a spokeswoman for the Shawnee County District Attorney's Office, says on Oct. 30, 2023 an officer with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) tried to pull a vehicle over at Seward and Golden. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Lester, was spotted not wearing a seatbelt while at a stoplight.
The officer tried to pull Lester over but he instead fled the area and began driving erratically. Later that day, Shawnee County Emergency Dispatch received a call about a crash at St. John and Tyler. It was found that Lester was involved in the crash and fled the scene.
Photo of the crash scene. (Photo Courtesy/Jacob Kaufman)
Another driver involved in the crash, identified as Alycia A. Noriega, 33, was taken to a local hospital. She was later declared dead. Lester was later found and arrested.
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