Two people injured in rollover accident

Posted: January 18, 2014 - 2:14am
Updated: January 18, 2014 - 2:46am

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Olathe Police are investigating a serious accident this morning.

Emergency crews were called to the 600 block of S. Chestnut Street just after 2 a.m. Saturday. The scene is just to the north of E. Southgate Street and S. Chestnut Street.

Police arrived to report one vehicle crashed with two people possibly thrown from the vehicle.


Olathe Fire crews confirmed the vehicle came to rest on its roof on the railroad tracks.

Johnson County Med-Act reported two people with serious injuries and two people with minor injuries. Both of the people with minor injuries refused treatment at the scene.

Only one person was partially ejected from the vehicle, said to be a 21-year-old woman. She was a front seat passenger in the vehicle and was not wearing a seat belt.

The vehicle was reportedly driven by a 32-year-old man. He was reportedly wearing a seat belt.

Police are investigating if alcohol was involved.

Railroad traffic has been stopped in the area until the vehicle can be removed and the tracks can be inspected.

No other information was immediately available.

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Standoff ends peacefully after more than nine hours

Posted: September 18, 2013 - 12:38am
Updated: September 18, 2013 - 10:36am

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Overland Park Police surrounded a home in the 11400 block of 142nd Terrace, in the area of 143rd Street and Quivira Road, following a disturbance call around 11 p.m. Tuesday.

Officers called for the department's SWAT team and negotiators to respond around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.

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Police say they were in contact with the man throughout the ordeal.

The man was said to be armed, since the situation ended peacefully, around 9:30 a.m., officers have not said whether or not any firearms were found.

Tactical Medics from Johnson County Med-Act were on the scene and an ambulance unit was staged nearby.

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is also assisted with the situation's early stages.

No injuries were reported.

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Life threatening injuries reported in Overland Park crash

Posted: January 28, 2013 - 1:50pm

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Overland Park Police are investigating following a single vehicle crash early this afternoon.

The accident was reported just after noon in the area of W. 143rd Street and Hemlock Street.

Police say that the preliminary investigation shows that the driver was traveling eastbound on W. 143rd Street and lost control. The vehicle rolled several times according to police.

The driver was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The Overland Park Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit continues to investigate the accident. No other details were immediately available.

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