Leavenworth woman, 44, identified as person killed in crash on I-35 in Olathe
The Kansas Highway Patrol identified a Leavenworth woman as the person killed in a single-vehicle crash in Johnson County Tuesday afternoon.
Rhiannon Marie Rodriguez, 44 of Leavenworth, died in the crash on southbound Interstate 35 at Lone Elm Road in Olathe, according to the highway patrol’s initial crash log.
Shortly after noon, a Subaru Forester driven by Rodriguez left the roadway into a ditch, hit a tree and a concrete embankment and caught on fire, the report states. A Leavenworth man who attempted to save Rodriguez from the fire was transported to the University of Kansas Hospital with minor injuries, according to the highway patrol.
Southbound I-35 was closed for hours after the crash. At approximately 2 p.m., traffic cameras operated by KC Scout showed traffic at a halt in the southbound lanes between Lone Elm Road and 151st Street.
The Star’s Kendrick Calfee contributed.
