Motorcyclist critically injured in fiery crash with SUV

Posted: February 24, 2020 - 12:35 a.m.

A man on a motorcycle was transported to an area hospital early Sunday evening after he was hit by an SUV while riding his motorcycle in Lenexa.

Lenexa police and firefighters survey the heavily damaged motorcycle
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Police, firefighters, and paramedics were called to the intersection of 95th Street and Monrovia Street about 5:15 p.m.

Lenexa Police were first to arrive on the scene and reported that the motorcycle was off the road and on fire. The rider was still on the road. An officer applied a tourniquet to stop the injured motorcyclist's leg from bleeding.

A Lenexa Police Sergeant picks threw the wreckage of the motorcycle

The motorcyclist, only identified as a 19-year-old man, was transported by Johnson County Med-Act to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in critical condition. His injuries included a broken leg and a partially amputated ankle.

A witness, who didn't want to be identified, tells Operation 100 News that the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on 95th Street and the SUV was southbound on Monrovia.

The witness was unsure which vehicle had the green light, but said that the motorcycle was driving fast just before the crash. He says that the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.

The driver and passenger of the SUV did not report any injuries.

The crash was recorded by a traffic camera at the intersection.

The crash forced the closure of several eastbound lanes as officers directed traffic

Police directed traffic through the intersection as the crash was investigated. Eastbound 95th Street was taken down to only one through lane during that time and both directions of Monrovia, south of the intersection were closed. The intersection reopened to normal traffic just before 8:30 p.m.

No other details have been released.

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Man shot in "accidental discharge" of a gun

Posted: February 18, 2020 - 12:02 p.m.

Shawnee police, firefighters, and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics were called to the Vapor World, 15941 West 65th Street about 8:30 p.m. Monday to investigate a reported accidental shooting.

Shawnee Police responded to a reported accidental shooting Monday evening
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"Upon arrival, officers determined there was an accidental discharge of a firearm and a subject was struck by the stray round," Shawnee Police Captain Shaun Miller said in a news release Tuesday morning. "Witness statements and physical evidence indicates there was no altercation prior to the firearm being discharged."

Johnson County Med-Act transported to the man, only described as a 19-year-old, to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. His injury is described as serious, but not immediately life-threatening.

At the scene on Monday evening, Sergeant Nick Pike confirmed to Operation 100 News that the shooting was not self-inflicted.

Recorded radio traffic indicates an employee was carrying the gun when the shot was fired and the round struck a customer.

The incident was captured on the store's surveillance video, which was reviewed by officers at the scene.

No other details have been released.


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One person injured in early morning crash in Shawnee

Posted: February 16, 2020 - 1:28 p.m.

A man in his 30s was transported to an area trauma center after he was found lying on the ground approximately 20 feet from his crashed SUV on Shawnee Mission Parkway just west of Interstate 435 in Shawnee.

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Police, firefighters, and paramedics were called to the scene about 1:50 Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived to find one vehicle with substantial front end damage on the right shoulder of westbound Shawnee Mission Parkway.

Recorded radio traffic indicates the man, who was believed to be heavily intoxicated, told first responders that he was not the driver.

Police and firefighters diverted all westbound traffic onto northbound Interstate 435 as they searched for a second person who had possibly been ejected in the crash. The man later told paramedics that he was alone in the SUV.

Radio traffic indicated paramedics believed the injured man might have been ejected from the SUV. His injuries were described as serious but not immediately life-threatening. Johnson County Med-Act transported him to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

The Lenexa Police Department assisted with searches of the area of the possibility of another ejected person with a drone and with a K-9. No one was located during those searches.

The westbound lanes of Shawnee Mission Parkway reopened shortly after 3:30 a.m.

Police are investigating the crash as being DUI related. No other details were immediately available.


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Police investigating after men with guns disrupt baby shower at Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center

Posted: February 16, 2020 - 11:48 a.m.

Officers from several northeastern Johnson County police departments converged
on the community center after receiving reports of an armed disturbance.

Mission Police continue to investigate after two men allegedly walked into a baby shower at the Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center with guns in their waistbands early Saturday evening.

Officers were called to the community center, located at 6200 Martway Street just after 5 p.m.

Read more: https://shawneemissionpost.com/2020/02/16/police-investigating-after-men-with-guns-disrupt-baby-shower-at-sylvester-powell-jr-community-center-87028


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Seven people displaced by duplex fire

Posted: February 15, 2020 - 10:37 a.m.

The Shawnee Fire Department says that a Friday afternoon duplex fire displaced seven people.

A Lenexa Fire Battalion Chief watches the rear of the structure
as a Shawnee Fire crew works inside the backdoor.
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A Shawnee firefighter enters the front door as an
Overland Park Firefighter feeds in more hose line.

Firefighters from Shawnee, Overland Park, and Lenexa were called to the duplex at 6663 Park Street just after 4 p.m. The first crews to arrive on the scene reported heavy fire on the rear of the structure.

Crews worked for about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control and no one was injured.

Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands says damage to the building is estimated at $185,000 currently. The other half of the duplex also sustained smoke damage.

"The fire started on the outside and was caused by fireplace ashes being stored under the deck and next to combustibles," Sands said. "This fire is a good reminder that fireplace ashes can stay hot for days and should be placed in a metal container well away from anything combustible."

A stretch of 67th Street between Pflumm Road and Cottonwood Drive was closed as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.

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