Serious injuries reported in car versus bicycle accident

Posted: October 2, 2013 - 6:24am
Updated: October 2, 2013 - 6:38am

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Merriam Police are investigating after a bicyclist was struck by a car Wednesday morning.

The accident was reported around 6:10 a.m. in the 6500 block of E. Frontage Road, near Gold's Gym.

Johnson County Med-Act reports a 49-year-old man with serious injuries. The man has been transported to an area hospital for further treatment. His injuries are said to be to his legs. He was not wearing a helmet.

The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

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KHP identifies Lawrence woman killed on the South Lawrence Trafficway

Posted: July 21, 2013 - 8:41pm
Updated: July 22, 2013 - 5:02am

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A truck struck and killed a bicyclist Sunday evening on the South Lawrence Trafficway, also known as the Kansas Highway 10 Bypass.

Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers say the accident occurred just before 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of the K-10 Bypass and North 1350 Road, which becomes 27th Street in Lawrence.



A LifeStar air ambulance was dispatched to the scene but, was canceled after the bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Highway Patrol's preliminary accident report has identified the bicyclist as Hayley M. Berrios, 29, of Lawrence, Kansas.

Troopers say the Berrios was crossing the K-10 Bypass on a bicycle, headed eastbound to 27th Street. A 1974 Chevrolet truck was traveling northwest on the Bypass when it struck and killed Berrios.

The driver of the truck has been identified as a Lawrence man, he was not injured.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports, the South Lawrence Trafficway was closed between Kasold Drive and the Clinton Parkway exit, near the entrance to Clinton State Park.

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Child on bicycle struck by vehicle in Olathe

Posted: October 15, 2012 - 8:30am
Updated: October 15, 2012 - 9:04am

Olathe Police are investigating after a 9-year-old boy on a vehicle was struck by a vehicle this morning.

Police say they were called to the 1800 block of Dennis Avenue at 8:13 Monday morning. The juvenile is said to have been crossing Dennis Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling eastbound.

Johnson County Med-Act says the boy was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and his injuries were considered minor.

Investigators say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, uninjured, and is cooperating with the investigation.

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