Category: Traffic

Semi accident reported on I-635

A semi truck accident was reported at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, on northbound I-635 at K-5 highway north in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Honda Accord was northbound on I-635 while the Freightliner semi hauling a trailer was also northbound in the next lane.

The semi activated its turn signal and tried to change lanes, then it sideswiped the Honda, forcing the Honda to go around the front of the semi, the trooper’s report stated. The Honda was pushed off the roadway onto the left shoulder, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the semi, a 37-year-old Excelsior Springs, Missouri, man, had no apparent injury, the report stated.

The driver of the Honda, a 56-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, had a possible injury, the trooper’s report stated.

A passenger in the Honda, a 31-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, was taken to the hospital with a possible minor injury, according to the trooper’s report.

Three fatal crashes reported over Thanksgiving weekend in Kansas

Three fatal crashes were reported over the Thanksgiving holiday reporting period in Kansas, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.


Fatal crashes were reported in Marion and Harvey counties in Kansas.

The Highway Patrol reported one fatal driving under the influence crash, one DUI-related fatality and two non-DUI related fatal crashes. There were a total of four non-DUI relatated fatalities in the 2022 holiday statistics, as compared to one in 2021 and one in 2020.

The Highway Patrol made 29 DUI arrests in the Thanksgiving 2022 period; gave out 1,087 speed citations, delivered 937 speed warnings, made 88 safety belt citations for adults, gave out 12 adult warnings on safety belts, issued 2 safety belt citations to teens, gave out 0 teen warnings on safety belts, handed out 13 child restraint citations and made 931 motorist assists during the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday, according to the highway patrol.

The reporting period was 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.

Semi overturns on K-32 exit from I-435

A semi overturned Monday on the K-32 exit from northbound I-435 in Wyandotte County. (KC Scout photo)

A semi overturned on Monday night on the K-32 exit from northbound I-435 in Wyandotte County, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The semi lost control and overturned into a ditch around 5:15 p.m., the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the semi, a 64-year-old Lees Summit, Missouri, man, had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated. The report stated he was not wearing a safety restraint.

The Kenworth semi was pulling a Hyundai tractor, according to the trooper’s report.