WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan is backing his department's actions in Monday's investigation of a crash that killed a 43-year-old Heartspring worker. Sullivan said his officers tried to arrest the driver of the stolen car before the deadly crash. WPD's new Property Crime Reduction Task Force was founded this month to recover stolen items. Mandy Buckwalter (Courtesy: Heartspring) It was that new group that initiated this investigation. Sullivan said Mandy Buckwalter's death hurts the entire community but shows the importance of their efforts. The task force investigated a car that was reported stolen on Monday morning. WPD used spike strips to pop two tires, but the two suspects kept driving. "The Wichita Police Department made every effort to bring a safe conclusion to this incident, using alternative methods of apprehension," said Sullivan. Police tracked the car to a Walmart, where they arrested one man who said the woman, Katelyn Barrioz, ran and stole a van from an open garage. WPD immediately called to end the pursuit and follow from the sky. As seen in the video from the sky surveillance, Barrioz drove for several blocks on the wrong side of the road, causing the crash that killed Buckwalter. Teen paralyzed after being shot at Goddard Walmart speaks during hearing "Ms. Barrioz made reckless, unreasonable, and unpredictable decisions that led to this tragic outcome. This was needless, this person was not being pursued by police, they didn't need to drive this way, no one was pursuing them, they had no idea air assets were monitoring them," said Sullivan. Sullivan says they will continue to follow the protocols in place, but their instructed professional standards bureau is looking into this crash. Barrioz is charged with first-degree murder along with other charges. The man arrested before her was also charged with auto theft.