23-year-old motorcyclist killed in rush hour crash with SUV in Olathe

A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a rush hour crash with an SUV Thursday morning in southern Olathe, a police spokesman said.

The motorcycle and SUV collided shortly after 8 a.m. on West 167th Street near Lone Elm Road, said Sgt Joel Yeldell, a spokesman for the Olathe Police Department.

Arriving officers found the motorcyclist unresponsive. Emergency workers pronounced him dead at the scene. He had been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, Yeldell said.

The driver of the SUV was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6363 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 (TIPS).

This story was originally published November 18, 2021 at 11:21 AM.

Robert A. Cronkleton

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