Rollover accident on Interstate 35, December 11th

Posted: December 11, 2011 - 8:12am
Updated: December 11, 2011 - 1:08pm

Kansas City Scout Traffic camera 7:59 a.m.

At 7:55 a.m., Olathe Fire, Police and the Kansas Highway Patrol were dispatched to a rollover traffic accident on Interstate 35 in Olathe. Police were first to arrive on the scene and reported two vehicles were involved. Both vehicles came to rest on the outside shoulder of the Interstate, just north of 127th Street.

Olathe Fire arrived and confirmed that there were two vehicles involved, one of which sustained "heavy damage" when it rolled over and the other with "moderate damage."

Kansas City Scout Traffic camera 8:05 a.m.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 24-year-old, Daniel Guevara-Hernandez, of Olathe, was driving a 1997 Nissan passenger car northbound on Interstate 35. Guevara-Hernandez allegedly lost control in the wet conditions and struck the second vehicle causing it to roll.


The second vehicle was a 2000 Isuzu SUV occupied by 42-year-old, Fernando Kuripet and 40-year-old, Josefina Diaz, both of Olathe.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says that Diaz suffered serious injuries, when the vehicle rolled, and had to be extricated from the SUV by the Olathe Fire Department. Guevara-Hernandez and Kuripet both suffered minor injuries. All three people were properly restrained at the time of the accident and were transported to an area hospital by Johnson County Med-Act.

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