Victim of fatal accident on K-32 identified

The victim of a fatal accident on K-32 at 118th Street has been identified, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The accident was about 1:40 p.m. July 7, according to a trooper’s report.

The victim was James Roden, 58, of Edwardsville, Kansas, the trooper’s report stated. His family has been notified.

The trooper’s report stated that Roden was driving a Chevrolet Lumina that was eastbound on K-32. For unknown reasons, the Lumina crossed the median and entered the westbound lanes, striking a Ford F-150 pickup truck.

The driver of the pickup truck, a 66-year-old Tonganoxie, Kansas, man, was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report.