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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Man critically injured in rollover crash late Saturday

Posted: November 10, 2019 - 4:44 p.m.

A man in his 30’s was critically injured when the SUV he was driving crashed into a ditch in Shawnee late Saturday night.

Firefighters and police survey the vehicle after extricating the driver
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Shawnee police, firefighters, and Johnson County Med-Act were called to the 14200 block of Midland Drive shortly before 11 p.m. on a reported rollover crash.

Firefighters had to remove the passenger’s door to safely extricate the driver, who was found lying across the passenger’s seat.

The man was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with critical injuries.

Recorded radio traffic indicates officers suspect alcohol may have been involved.

Midland Drive was closed between 67th Street and 68th Terrace for about two hours as emergency crews worked the scene.

Shawnee Police continue to investigate the crash.


Check back with this report for updates as more details become available.





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Saturday, October 19, 2019

One man rescued from early-morning apartment fire

Posted: October 19, 2019 - 6:32 a.m.
Updated: October 19, 2019 - 8:15 a.m.


Firefighters rescued a man from an apartment fire early Saturday morning in Lenexa.


Firefighters from Lenexa and Overland Park responded on the fire
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The Lenexa and Overland Park fire departments were called to the building at 13166 West 88th Court in the Rosehill Pointe Apartments just before 2:45 a.m.

Recorded radio traffic indicates those crews arrived to find flames visible from a second-floor apartment on the front of the building.

Neighbors informed police officers that a man was still inside one of the apartments. 

Firefighters were able to locate the man quickly and safely remove him from the building.

The man, only described as being in his late 30s, was found inside his apartment when firefighters arrived. He was transported by Johnson County Med-Act to the University of Kansas Medical Center to be treated for second-degree burns to his upper body.

At least one second-floor apartment was heavily damaged by fire
Firefighters had the fire under control within 10 minutes. No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and a damage estimate was not immediately available.

Check back with this report for updates as more details become available.

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Friday, September 27, 2019

Apartment sprinkler quickly extinguishes cooking fire

Posted: September 27, 2019 - 5:23 p.m.

Firefighters responded to a fire call in the Shawnee Station Apartments
near 65th Street and Maurer Road about 3:20 Friday afternoon.
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The Shawnee Fire Department says a fire sprinkler prevented a careless cooking fire from spreading into a much bigger fire.

Firefighters responded to a first-floor apartment at 15710 West 65th Street in the Shawnee Station Apartments about 3:20 Friday afternoon.

Fire Marshal Corey Sands of the Shawnee Fire Department says a disabled woman and her teenagers escaped to their back patio when the fire broke out.

"One sprinkler activated and put out the fire," Sands said.

No one was injured. Damage is estimated at approximately $5,000.

The Shawnee Fire Department was assisted by the Overland Park and Lenexa fire departments along with Johnson County Med-Act.

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Smoke alarms alert blind resident of smoldering fire

Posted: September 27, 2019 - 9:16 a.m.

Shawnee Fire Department's Battalion Chief SUV and Engine 71
 on the scene of Thursday evening's fire.
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The Shawnee Fire Department says smoke alarms alerted a blind resident of a smoldering fire next to a water heater on Thursday evening.

Firefighters from Shawnee and Overland Park were called to the home at 10831 West 76th Street just after 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

"Fire crews found a smoldering fire next to the water heater for the home and quickly extinguished the fire," said Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands. "It appeared that combustible items were stored next to the water heater."

The resident safely exited the home before firefighters arrived. Firefighters located two cats and were able to get them out of the house, and into a neighbor's garage.

No injuries were reported and damage is estimated at $1,500.

A Shawnee firefighter stands in the doorway awaiting equipment
as Overland Park firefighters extend a hose line to the front door.
Firefighters from Shawnee's Engine 71 get their air bottles replaced in the front yard.
Fire apparatus lined the street as their crews went to work extinguishing the fire.
A full-alarm house fire in Johnson County consists of
five fire apparatus, two Battalion Chiefs, and a Med-Act ambulance


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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Stretch of Shawnee Mission Parkway to close briefly Thursday morning

Posted: August 28, 2019 - 4:30 p.m.

The City of Shawnee says the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Long Avenue will be closed for a short time Thursday morning.
The closure is expected to begin at 11:00 a.m. and will remain in place for approximately 15 minutes as KCP&L crews run an overhead line across the intersection.

Due to this work, the city says southbound Long Avenue will be closed starting at 9 a.m.


There will not be a marked detour. Drivers are being asked to use alternate routes to get around the closing.


Shawnee Transportation Manager Kevin Manning is encouraging drivers to use Pflumm Road or Quivira Road to access Johnson Drive or 67th Street as alternate routes.

Road closure barricades will be in place between 50ft and 300ft from the closed intersection. The Shawnee Police Department along with Shawnee Public Works will be helping to slow and block traffic.
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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Kansas City area home improvement company owner arrested after "assist the officer" call in JoCo

Posted: August 10, 2019 - 8:28 p.m.
Updated: August 12, 2019 - 3:04 p.m.

Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a man after responding on a reported "pending disturbance" late Friday evening.

John Michael Bartrom, 42
Johnson County Sherriff's Office booking photo
Sheriff's Office booking logs show, 42-year-old, John M. Bartrom was arrested at 11:03 p.m.

Bartrom is the owner of Jericho Home Improvements according to the company website and lists himself as the chief executive officer and founder of the company on LinkedIn.

Johnson County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer, Deputy Claire Canaan confirms deputies were initially called to the home at 18720 Mission Road, in Stilwell, shortly before 10 p.m.

Bartrom and his wife are listed as owners of the home on Mission Road according to Johnson County property records.

Deputies were initially called to the home at 18720 Mission Road in Stilwell, by a family member who did not want an intoxicated man to leave the house in a vehicle, according to recorded radio traffic.

Recorded radio traffic indicates the man was able to leave in a 2017 Nissan Titan, registered to the business, before deputies could arrive at the address.

The truck reportedly returned to the home about 10:40 p.m. and the male driving went inside the house.

At 10:54, deputies requested additional units respond, saying that they have contact with the man inside the house, but he's "argumentative."

"While on scene at the house, the subject became uncooperative and began fighting with deputies resulting in an 'assist the officer' to go out," Deputy Canaan said in an emailed response to questions.

An 'assist the officer' is a call for emergency assistance from any nearby law enforcement.

The 'assist the officer' was canceled about two minutes later, with deputies reporting the suspect is detained.

Officers from the Overland Park Police Department and Johnson County Parks Police also assisted with the call. Several other agencies had officers responding, who were disregarded when Bartrom was taken into custody.

Radio traffic from one deputy, who requested an ambulance for Bartrom, stated there were "four taser deployments," and a "possible head injury."

Deputy Canaan confirms no deputies or officers were injured during the call.

On Saturday, John M. Bartrom was charged with; battery of a law enforcement officer with contact, obstruction of the legal process, and DUI. All charges are listed as misdemeanors.

Bartrom was booked into the Johnson County Adult Detention Center at 5:08 Saturday morning. He posted $7,500, through a bonding company, and was released from custody at 5:27 Saturday evening.

His next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20 in Johnson County District Court.

Operation 100 News has reached out to Jericho Home Improvements for comment. These messages have not been returned.

Check back with this report for updates as more information becomes available.

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Monday, July 22, 2019

Cooking fire displaces Shawnee family

Posted: July 22, 2019 - 5:09 p.m.

Firefighters from Shawnee, Overland Park, and Lenexa were called to a house fire just after 8:30 Monday morning in Shawnee.

Shawnee firefighters made quick work of the fire
and began ventilating smoke from the house.
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Arriving firefighters reported fire showing from the second level screened-in deck of the home at 7307 Earnshaw Street.

Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands says the fire was "moving rapidly" towards the interior of the home.

"The family members were able to escape the house fire without injury and Shawnee fire crews put a quick stop to the fire," Sands said.

Fire investigators determined the resident had been cooking on the screened-in deck with a propane fed burner. The resident went back inside the home to prepare more food, then smelled smoke and found the fire on the deck.

"The leading cause of fires in Shawnee and across the nation is unattended cooking," Sands said. "It is always important to stay in the area you are cooking in."

Firefighters make sure the fire on the back screened-in deck is out.
Damage to the home is estimated at $150,000. The displaced residents are staying with family for the time being.

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

Man stabbed, woman arrested following domestic disturbance

Posted: June 21, 2019 - 9:21 p.m.

Lenexa Police are investigating a domestic disturbance which ended with a man being stabbed and a woman under arrest.

A Lenexa Fire Engine parked near the scene after officers arrested the suspect of
a reported stabbing in The Crossing Apartments near 85th Terrace and Monrovia.
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It happened in The Crossing Apartments, 12300 block of West 85th Terrace around 7 p.m. Saturday.

Officers were dispatched on reports of a man who had been stabbed multiple times. The suspect, only described as an Asian woman, reportedly stabbed the man before running to a nearby apartment.

Recorded radio traffic indicates officers arrived to find the man with stab wounds outside of the building. As officers were searching for the alleged suspect, firefighters were dispatched to the same building for a possible building fire.

Master Police Officer Danny Chavez of the Lenexa Police Department confirms the incident was a domestic disturbance.

"Adult male sustained non-life threatening injuries," Chavez said in an emailed response to questions. "Female currently in custody."

Johnson County Med-Act transported a man in his early 40s to an area trauma center with serious, but non-life threatening stab wounds to his hands and one to his leg.

Firefighters from Lenexa, Overland Park, and Shawnee responded for the reported fire. Those firefighters were allowed to disregard the call shortly after they arrived on the scene.

No other details have been released.

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Friday, June 21, 2019

Olathe man arrested after brief car chase in Lenexa

Posted: June 21, 2019 - 1:05 p.m.

Lenexa Police arrested a 54-year-old Olathe man after he allegedly failed to yield for a traffic stop on Interstate 35 just after 9:30 Thursday evening.

Lenexa Police eventually caught up with the car in the 9400 block of Pflumm Road
Scene photos ©Mike Frizzell - Operation 100 News
Master Police Officer Danny Chavez of the Lenexa Police Department says an officer tried to stop the vehicle in the 8700 block of southbound Interstate 35 for a lighting violation.

"The vehicle got off on the 95th Street ramp, where our officers disregarded the traffic stop," Chavez said.

Officers tailed the vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet Impala, as it drove west on 95th Street to Pflumm Road, where the driver turned north. The suspect turned east on Santa Fe Trail Drive, and then south on Quivira Road.

"At times, officers were able to see the direction the vehicle was headed and we successfully deployed stop sticks in the 9400 block of Quivira," Chavez said.

After hitting the stop sticks, the driver continued to westbound 95th Street and back to northbound Pflumm Road. He drove through several parking lots near 87th Street and Pflumm then returned to southbound Pflumm Road.

"We were also receiving calls from citizens about the location of the vehicle," Chavez said. "The vehicle was eventually located abandoned in the 9400 block of Pflumm."

A witness who was driving behind the suspect vehicle gave officers a description of the suspect and told them he ran east along 94th Street.

At least two witnesses stopped when the suspect abandoned his car
and were able to give officers a good description of the man and the direction he ran
Officers quickly set a perimeter to contain the suspect and deployed a K-9 to search for him.

"We received a call from a citizen in the 13400 block of West 94th Street who said that an unknown male was sitting on his front porch," Chavez said. "Our officers contacted this male and he was eventually arrested for numerous warrants."

Quint Allen Kilgore, 54, Olathe, Kansas
Johnson County Sheriff's Office booking photo
Johnson County Sheriff's Office booking logs show Lenexa officers arrested, 54-year-old, Quint Allen Kilgore of Olathe just after 10 p.m.

Kilgore is awaiting his first appearance in court on new charges related to the pursuit. His pending charge shows to be a felony for reckless fleeing from a law enforcement officer. He's also being held on charges from a 2017 obstruction case in which he failed to appear for his court date.


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Friday, June 7, 2019

Mill Valley High School fire ruled accidental

Posted: June 7, 2019 - 1:24 a.m.
Updated: June 7, 2019 - 12:01 p.m.


Shawnee Fire Investigators say the fire at Mill Valley High School, 5900 Monticello Road, late Thursday evening was accidental.

Shawnee firefighters work on the roof of the school to keep the fire
from extending into the building.
All photos ©Mike Frizzell - Operation 100 News
Fire Marshal Corey Sands says firefighters were alerted of the fire by calls to 911 about 9:30 p.m. Those calls were followed closely by a call from an alarm company reporting the building’s fire alarm had activated.

“Our crews arrived to find fire on the outside of the building, where the construction is occurring at the high school,” Sands said. “They got it taken care of pretty quick.”

Sands said the fire had extended to the roofline of the building, which firefighters also caught and extinguished quickly.

Firefighters retrieve equipment off of one apparatus.
Additional photos below report.
Unified School District 232 sent an email to families in the district informing them of the fire. The message says that the fire occurred on the outside of the building in an area where demolition work is underway for the addition of a competitive gymnasium.

“We are grateful that our emergency systems worked as planned, which is why the fire department arrived so quickly,’ the statement said. “There were no school activities taking place at the time of the fire and no fire damage to the interior.”

After hearing that several neighbors were talking about how they could smell smoke earlier in the evening, Fire Marshal Sands said, “we would encourage people if you do smell smoke, call 911.”

Sands said if the smell of smoke had been reported sooner, firefighters would have responded to investigate and worked to locate the source.

Fire investigators say the fire was caused by demolition crews using torches and saws to remove metal structural components.

"The metal and roofing material that was demolished was then placed in a pile up against the exterior wall of the high school," Fire Marshal Sands said. "The roofing material and foam roofing pieces used to insulate the roof actually insulated the fire for several hours when it was placed in a pile after the demolition."

Damage to the building is estimated at $2,500

Shawnee firefighters were assisted on the call by the Lenexa Fire Department and Overland Park Fire Department. Johnson County Med-Act was on scene with two ambulances and their firefighter rehabilitation unit due to the heat and humidity.

No injuries were reported.

Firefighters on scene awaiting their next assignment
 

The fire and large response from firefighters attracted a large crowd.

Firefighters work on the roof of the building.



The Lenexa Fire Department's mobile ventilation unit of 'Vent 94' was
brought in to help remove smoke from the building.
Johnson County Med-Act Paramedics established a firefighter rehabilitation area.
All firefighters cycle through this area between rotations. This allows them to hydrate
and have their vitals monitored


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Sunday, May 26, 2019

Overland Park Police investigating overnight stabbing

Posted: May 26, 2019 - 2:15 p.m.

Police are investigating after a man was reportedly stabbed at an Overland Park hotel overnight.

Overland Park officers were called to the Best Western,
near 107th Street & Metcalf Avenue, just after midnight Sunday.
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Overland Park Police were called to the Best Western hotel, 7200 West 107th Street just after midnight to investigate an armed disturbance.

Recorded radio traffic indicates officers arrived at the hotel to learn both the suspect and victim had left the scene before officers could get there.

Witnesses told officers that the victim was transported to an area hospital by someone else who was at the hotel. His condition has not been released.

Information broadcasts aired by neighboring police departments stated a name and vehicle description for the stabbing suspect.

Overland Park Police have not released any information to the media and have not responded to requests for comment.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Two women injured, man arrested after trying to elude police

Posted: May 7, 2019 - 12:59 p.m.

Lenexa Police arrested an Olathe man after he attempted to avoid a traffic stop shortly after 10 p.m. Monday.

Lenexa Police search a vehicle after a driver failed to yield
to an officer on Monday evening.
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Master Police Officer Danny Chavez says an officer attempted to stop a car near 95th Street and Quivira Road because the driver was not wearing a seat belt.

"The car fled into the Oak Park Mall parking lot, where two adult passengers jumped from the moving car, one of which was partially dragged by the car," Chavez said.

Recorded radio traffic indicates the officer stopped to check on the women who jumped out of the fleeing car and temporarily lost sight of the suspect vehicle.

The car was found in the parking lot near the Macy's Furniture and Mattress Gallery, 11201 West 95th Street, but the driver was no longer with the car.

Officers began saturating the area and prepared to search with police dogs. Witnesses at the nearby Houlihan's, 11851 West 95th Street, pointed out the suspects hiding spot just outside the building. The suspect was arrested just outside the Houlihan's building.

Johnson County Med-Act and the Overland Park Fire Department responded to check on both of the women who jumped from the moving car. Officer Chavez says both were treated for minor injuries.

The suspect, only identified as a 33-year-old Olathe man, has yet to be formally charged. Court records show pending charges of felony aggravated battery, felony fleeing a law enforcement officer-reckless, felony obstruction of the legal process, and misdemeanor driving while suspended. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

The same suspect has an extensive criminal record in Johnson County with previous cases dating back to 2003 with charges including domestic violence, theft, and felony possession of methamphetamine.

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Woman hit and killed on US-69 in Overland Park

Posted: May 2, 2019 - 3:24 a.m.

Overland Park Police say an adult female pedestrian was hit by a vehicle just before 12:30 Thursday morning.

Overland Park Police are investigating after a woman was hit and killed
by a vehicle in the 9900 block of US-69 early Thursday morning.
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In a news release, police say a vehicle was traveling northbound on U.S. 69 Highway north of 103rd Street when the driver lost control and struck the median barrier.

"A passenger in that vehicle exited the car and was struck by a second vehicle also traveling northbound on U.S. 69 Highway," the release says.

The crash threw the female pedestrian over the median barrier and into the southbound lanes of the highway.

Johnson County Med-Act and the Overland Park Fire Department responded to both sides of the highway.

The female was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center Center in critical condition.

Overland Park Police say the woman later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.

Captain Brian Houlahan says the woman's name is not being released until next of kin can be notified.
All lanes of southbound side and three left lanes on the northbound side U.S. 69 Highway were closed after the crash and reopened about 3:15 a.m.

The department's traffic safety unit continues to investigate. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is being asked to contact Overland Park Police at 913-895-6413.

An Overland Park police officer blocks the ramp from 95th Street
to southbound US-69 after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Shawnee Police investigating reported electrocution


Posted: April 17, 2019 - 10:17 a.m.

Shawnee police and firefighters responded on the reported
electrocution just after 9:15 Wednesday morning
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A man is dead after he was reportedly electrocuted inside a garage in the 6500 block of Hallet Street in Shawnee.

Police and firefighters were called to the home at 6553 Hallet Street about 9:15 Wednesday morning.

Shawnee Police Sergeant Corey Wilburn says a Critter Control employee was at the home working on the roof, when something drew his attention to the garage.

Once in the garage, the employee called 911 reporting he believes the man had been electrocuted and was likely dead.

Shawnee firefighters extinguished a small fire in the garage and Johnson County Med-Act confirmed the man was deceased.

Police detectives are on scene investigating the incident.

The man’s identity has not been released.

Firefighters from the Overland Park Fire Department and Lenexa Fire Department also responded on the call.



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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

One killed, another injured in late-evening crash on Metcalf

Posted: April 9, 2019 - 11:04 p.m.
Updated: April 10, 2019 - 1:46 a.m.

An SUV and a sportbike crashed nearly head-on in the
7700 block of Metcalf Avenue late Tuesday evening
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One man is dead and another is recovering at an area hospital after a three-vehicle crash near 77th Street and Metcalf Avenue on Tuesday evening.

Overland Park Police say the crash occurred shortly before 9 p.m. in the 7700 block of Metcalf Avenue.

In an initial email to the media, Overland Park Police Captain Tom Fredrickson says one person was killed and another was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.

A later news release from Overland Park Police Department Traffic Safety Unit Sergeant Keith Hruska says the motorcyclist died at the scene and none of the other drivers suffered serious injuries.

The heavily damaged SUV and sportbike (right) crashed nearly head-on
shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday
At the scene, an SUV with significant front end damage came to rest facing south in the northbound lanes and a sportbike came to rest near a utility pole off the east side of the road.

Johnson County Med-Act ambulance transported the elderly male driver of the SUV to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

All lanes of Metcalf Avenue were closed between 75th Street and 79th Street as the crash was investigated. Metcalf was reopened about 1:45 Wednesday morning.

The Overland Park Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit was called to investigate the crash
The Overland Park Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit is handling the crash investigation. At least one Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper was on scene assisting with traffic control.

"At this time, the investigation is in the preliminary phase and the cause of the crash is still being determined," Sgt. Hruska said in the release.

The name of the motorcyclist has not been released.

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Monday, April 8, 2019

Troopers identify man killed in Sunday morning crash in Olathe

Posted: April 8, 2019 - 2:59 p.m.
Updated: April 8, 2019 - 4:04 p.m.

A 35-year-old KCK man has been identified as the person killed
in a crash with a tractor-trailer early Sunday in Olathe.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified a 35-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man as the person killed in a crash with a tractor-trailer early Sunday morning.

Troopers say the crash occurred about 12:02 a.m. Sunday on northbound Interstate 35 just north of the 119th Street overpass.

The Highway Patrol's crash log says a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling northbound in an unknown lane when the driver lost control, ran off the road to the left, struck the median barrier wall, and became disabled in the left lane.

The pickup truck came to rest on the far side of the tractor-trailer
While visible on the scene, the truck is intentionally not pictured
Troopers say a 2014 International semi-power unit was also traveling northbound in the left lane. The driver of the tractor-trailer did not see the disabled pickup and crashed into it.

The Olathe Fire Department and Johnson County Med-Act responded to the crash scene with Olathe Police and the Kansas Highway Patrol. The pickup's driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Monday, Troopers identified the driver of the pickup truck as Nolvin Nain Lopez-Flores, 35, of Kansas City, Kansas. The crash log says Lopez-Flores was not believed to have been wearing a seat belt.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was identified as a 62-year-old man from Buckner, Missouri. He was not injured in the crash. While this driver is named in the crash log, Operation 100 News will not be releasing his name as he has not been charged or accused of wrongdoing.

A law-enforcement officer at the scene confirmed to Operation 100 News that the tractor-trailer's driver remained on scene, called for help, and is cooperating with the investigation.

The Highway Patrol's crash log says next of kin notification was made by two Troopers about 11:50 p.m. Sunday.

Radio traffic from the investigating Troopers indicated the Highway Patrol was having difficulty locating a next of kin. The pickup truck involved was registered to Flores-Lopez's employer.

Olathe Police and the Kansas Highway Patrol investigate the deadly crash
as the Olathe Fire Department removes debris to reopen one lane of the Interstate.

A firefighter surveys the debris field through the smoke of flares

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Three injured in Massachusetts Street rollover crash

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Posted: March 24, 2019 - 1:22 a.m.

Three women were injured when the vehicle they were riding in crashed and rolled onto its top late Saturday night in Downtown Lawrence.

Lawrence Police and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews were called to the intersection of 13th Street and Massachusetts Street, just before midnight, where they found a vehicle on its roof.

Radio traffic from the scene indicates none of the injured women were wearing seatbelts and one of them was thrown out of the vehicle when it rolled over.

The women range in age from 17-20 years old. One was transported by ambulance to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The other two were transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police are investigating the crash.

No other details were immediately available.

Check back with this report and the Lawrence Journal-World for updates.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Elderly woman killed, man injured in Merriam crash

Posted: March 19, 2019 - 11:57 a.m.

Firefighters, police, and paramedics on the scene of
the late morning crash.
Merriam Police are investigating after an elderly woman was killed in a crash late Tuesday morning.

Police say they were called to the intersection of eastbound Shawnee Mission Parkway and Mackey Street just after 10 a.m.

Captain Troy Duvanel of the Merriam Police Department says the crash involved several vehicle and one of them crashed into a rock wall. An elderly couple was in the car which crashed into the rock wall. 

Capt. Duvanel says the elderly male was driving.
Firefighters from Johnson County Consolidated Fire District
No. 2 and the Overland Park Fire Department on scene.

Radio traffic indicates the elderly female was riding in the backseat of the car, behind the driver’s seat, and that both were wearing seatbelts.

Firefighters from Johnson County Consolidated Fire District No. 2 were first to arrive on the scene and reported heavy damage to one vehicle.

Police officers from Merriam, Shawnee, and Overland Park
worked to divert all eastbound traffic to Antioch Road.
Capt. Duvanel says the man was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. His wife was pronounced dead at the scene. No one in any of the other vehicles was injured.

 The Shawnee Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit was called in to assist with documenting the crash scene for the investigation into its cause.

Police have the eastbound lanes of Shawnee Mission Parkway closed at Antioch Road as the crash is investigated. All eastbound traffic is being diverted onto Antioch Road. Police say the closure of the eastbound lanes will likely remain in place for several hours.

The Shawnee Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit was called
in to assist with the crash investigation.

Firefighters from the Overland Park Fire Department and Shawnee Fire Department were also called to the scene. Police from the Overland Park Police Department and Shawnee Police Department were sent to the area to assist with closing Shawnee Mission Parkway.

No other details were immediately available.



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