Motorcyclist dies in crash on I-635

Melody Carol Hinshaw, 61, of Kansas City, Mo., died in a fatal crash at 10:55 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at I-635 northbound near Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Kan.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, Hinshaw was on a motorcycle that was northbound on I-635. A Ford Focus struck the back of the motorcycle, ejecting the driver, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver of the Focus, a 36-year-old man from Kansas City, Kan., was not injured, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet and protective glasses, the report stated.