Overland Park Police vehicle rear-ended on US-69

Posted: February 9, 2014 - 1:11am
Updated: February 9, 2014 - 4:19am

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Overland Park Police are investigating after a patrol vehicle was rear-ended on U.S. 69 Highway this morning.

Officers were investigating a minor injury accident in the southbound lanes of the highway when a suspected intoxicated driver crashed into the back of a stopped police vehicle, about 12:50 a.m. Sunday.




No one was injured in the crash and officers have detained the driver for suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

The crash forced officers to shut down all southbound lanes of the highway between 179th Street and 199th Street. All southbound lanes were reopened before 3 a.m..

This morning's accident is the third collision involving stopped Overland Park patrol vehicles on area highways already in 2014.

On January 14th, an officer sustained minor injuries when her parked patrol vehicle was rear-ended in the northbound lanes of U.S. 69 Highway just to the south of 183rd Street as she was investigating an accident. Previous report.

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The second accident occurred on Interstate 435 near Metcalf Avenue on January 31st. Again, an officer was stopped on the side of the highway investigating an accident when his patrol vehicle was struck from behind. The officer suffered minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he was treated and released.

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Overland Park officer injured in car accident

Posted: January 14, 2014 - 4:33am
Updated: January 14, 2014 - 5:17am

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An Overland Park police officer has been transported to an area hospital this morning after her patrol vehicle was rear-ended on U.S. 69 highway.

Around 3:20 a.m., Overland Park Police and Fire units were called to investigate a rollover accident on northbound U.S. 69 highway, south of 183rd Street. Officers arrived and found the driver of the vehicle was not injured in the crash.


At approximately 4:20 a.m., Overland Park Police reported that one of their patrol vehicles at the accident scene had been rear-ended. A fire unit was still on the scene from the initial accident and quickly requested an ambulance to the scene for an injured police officer.

Johnson County Fire District No. 2 responded to the scene and transported the officer to an area hospital as a precaution. Her injuries are described as minor.

The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies and Overland Park Police blocked off  all northbound lanes of U.S. 69 while the accident was cleaned up. One northbound lane was reopened at 5:15 a.m.. Southbound traffic was not impacted by either accident.

Olathe Police are on the scene handling the investigation of the officer involved accident.

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Overland Park Police vehicle struck by tractor trailer on I-435

Posted: July 6, 2012 - 3:00am
Updated: July 9, 2012 - 1:59pm

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Shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, an Overland Park Police Officer reported that his patrol vehicle had been struck by a tractor trailer on westbound Interstate 435 just east of Quivira Road. The officer reported no injuries at the crash scene.

Overland Park Fire and Johnson County Med-Act responded to the scene and reported moderate damage to the vehicles involved. Med-Act reports the involved officer has very minor injuries and will be transported to an area hospital as a precaution.

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Dispatchers say that two, of the three, lanes were closed due to the accident. Those lanes were reopened shortly before 4 a.m.. Olathe Police are handling the investigation into the accident.

Police say the officer was conducting a traffic stop and was in the parked police vehicle when a tractor trailer made a sudden lane change to avoid rear-ending the stopped patrol car. The tractor trailer sideswiped the patrol car causing moderate damage. The officer was transported to an area hospital as a precaution.





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