1 juvenile killed, 1 injured after highway crash in Shawnee, police say
Update: Police have identified the girl who died as 16-year-old Isabelle Ford of Shawnee. Police also said the critically injured male is 18 years old, and not a juvenile as initially reported.
A single-vehicle crash in Shawnee killed a juvenile girl and critically injured an 18-year-old male Thursday evening, according to police.
Around 7:19 p.m., the two were in a passenger car northbound on K-7 Highway when the vehicle left the road and struck a bridge pillar near Shawnee Mission Parkway, Maj. Jim Baker, a spokesman for the department, said in a news release.
Police said the girl “did not survive the crash” and the 18-year-old was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Few details were immediately disclosed by police, including the ages of the juveniles.
The Shawnee Police Department is investigating the crash.
This story was originally published August 19, 2021 at 9:31 PM.
