Driver falls asleep, hits concrete rail

Accident reports

A Chrysler Pacifica was westbound on I-670 at 8:40 a.m. Jan. 19 when the driver fell asleep and hit a concrete rail, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The accident happened just west of the Kansas-Missouri state line, according to the report.

The driver, a 36-year-old Kansas City, Mo., woman, had a possible injury and was taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan., the report stated.


Accident reported on U.S. 73

A 1997 Ford was northbound on U.S. 73 in the second lane at 139th Street at 7:12 p.m. Jan. 17 when an accident happened, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The Ford tried to turn onto 139th Street westbound from the second lane and was struck by a 1998 Chevy Monte Carlo that was northbound on U.S. 73 in the first lane, the report stated.

The driver of the Ford, a 36-year-old woman from Robstown, Texas, was not injured, according to the report.

The driver of the Chevy, a 43-year-old man from Raytown, Mo., had a possible injury, and was taken to a hospital in Johnson County, the report stated.


Chain accident reported on I-35

Four vehicles were involved in a chain accident on I-35 northbound on the ramp to 18th Street in Kansas City, Kan., at 3:28 p.m. Jan. 17, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A 2015 Kenworth truck failed to stop and hit the rear of a Toyota Sequoia, which then hit the rear of a Toyota Camry, which then hit an unknown passenger car that left the scene of the accident, the trooper’s report stated.

The Sequoia and Camry had been stopped on a ramp from I-35 to 18th Street when the accident occurred, the report said.

The driver of the Kenworth, a 48-year-old woman from Gardner, Kan., was not injured, according to the report.

The driver of the Sequoia, a 50-year-old man from Stilwell, Kan., had a possible injury, the report stated. A 55-year-old passenger in the Sequoia was taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan. A 19-year-old male passenger in the Sequoia was not injured, according to the report.

The driver of the Camry, a 32-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan., according to the report. A 13-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy in the Camry were not injured, the report stated.