Victim of fatal accident identified

Kansas City, Kansas, police today identified the victim of a motorcycle accident on June 4.

The victim of the fatal accident at West 39th Avenue and Merriam Lane was Justin Owens, 33, a resident of Edwardsville, Kansas.

According to a police spokesman, Owens was traveling east on Merriam Lane at 7:39 p.m. June 4 when he left the roadway and struck a building. He suffered fatal injuries.

The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit – Critical Collision Response Team, according to the spokesman.