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88-year-old Lenexa man riding motorized scooter in roadway killed in traffic crash

By Robert A. Cronkleton
James R. Westerdahl, 88, of Lenexa, has died after a car collided with the motorized scooter he was riding in the 14300 block of West 87th Street Parkway in Lenexa early Saturday. This is a Google Map’s Street View of the area from November 2016.
James R. Westerdahl, 88, of Lenexa, has died after a car collided with the motorized scooter he was riding in the 14300 block of West 87th Street Parkway in Lenexa early Saturday. This is a Google Map’s Street View of the area from November 2016. Google Maps

An 88-year-old Lenexa man riding a motorized scooter in the roadway has died in a traffic crash with a car early Saturday.

Police on Monday identified the man as James R. Westerdahl. He suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash and later died at a hospital.

Police responded to the traffic crash involving the car and pedestrian on a motorized scooter shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday in the 14300 block of West 87th Street Parkway, near the Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park.

The Lenexa Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit continues to investigate the crash, police said.

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published November 20, 2017 at 11:24 AM with the headline "88-year-old Lenexa man riding motorized scooter in roadway killed in traffic crash."

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