The Kansas House of Representatives passed legislation earlier this year that would increase penalties for repeat offenders who flee from police.

The legislation is under renewed importance following Tuesday's death of Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic.

Simoncic was killed earlier this week when police say a suspect ran his car into him during a chase outside Kansas City Kansas Community College.

The proposed legislation comes more than 30 years after another tragedy struck the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. In 1989, officer Jeff Young was killed when a suspect ran into a roadblock during a chase.

Theresa McBride, Young's sister-in-law, still remembers him fondly.

"You know, he was a really funny guy. He did all kinds of things. Learned all kinds of stuff,"

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