Category: Traffic

KCK man dies in traffic accident

A Kansas City, Kansas, man died in a traffic accident Thursday afternoon on I-435 south of Midland Drive in Johnson County.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Mitsubishi was northbound on I-435 when its left rear tire blew out, around 3 p.m. Thursday.

The vehicle was unable to correct its direction and struck the right guardrail, according to the report. The vehicle then went over a bridge and rolled twice, landing in a creek, the trooper’s report stated.

The Mitsubishi was pulling a wood chipper trailer.

A passenger in the Mitsubishi, Gomez Humberto-Perez, 43, of Kansas City, Kansas, died in the accident, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the vehicle, a 24-year-old man from Overland Park, Kansas, was injured and was taken to a hospital, the report stated.

Pedestrian dies in I-70 crash

A fatality was reported at 2:48 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, on eastbound I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a pedestrian was standing in the acceleration lane when she was struck by a BMW X5.

The location was near College Boulevard.

The woman who died was Ashley Grace Olivo, 30 years old, from Wellsville, Kansas, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the BMW was a 54-year-old Overland Park, Kansas, man.

Pedestrian struck on I-70 near Armstrong in hit-and-run

A pedestrian was standing on eastbound I-70 just east of Armstrong when he was struck by a vehicle about 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 16, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The vehicle, a 1996 Ford Probe, then fled, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Ford was a 23-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, the trooper’s report stated.

The pedestrian, a 41-year-old Joplin, Missouri, man, had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the report.