Wrong-way driver killed after crashing into oncoming vehicle on Johnson County highway
A driver heading the wrong way on a highway died after crashing into another vehicle overnight in Overland Park, a police spokesman said.
The crash occurred about 11:35 p.m. north of West 95th Street on northbound U.S. 69, said Capt. Jon-Eric Meyer, the midnight shift watch commander with the Overland Park Police Department, in a news release.
The person driving south in the highway’s northbound lanes crashed into a vehicle heading north, Meyer said.
The wrong-way driver died at the scene. That person’s identity was being withheld until the family could be notified.
The other driver was taken to a hospital for treatment. The extent of that person’s injuries was not available.
The Overland Park Police Department’s traffic safety unit was investigating the crash.
This story was originally published December 2, 2024 at 7:19 AM.
