61-year-old Belton woman dies in crash near St. Andrews Golf Course in Overland Park
A 61-year-old Missouri woman died in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning at an intersection near near St. Andrews Golf Course in Overland Park, a police spokesman said.
The victim was identified as Terre L. Gruetze of Belton, said Officer John Lacy, a spokesman for the Overland Park Police Department. The driver and two passengers in the other vehicle were not injured.
Firefighters and emergency medical crews responded about 8:40 a.m. to the crash on eastbound West 135th Street at Nieman Road, according to PulsePoint, an app that allows users to view and receive alerts on calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Gruetze was headed east in a silver SUV on 135th Street, and had entered the intersection on a green light. Meanwhile, a white SUV traveling west on 135th attempted to make a left turn onto southbound Nieman, Lacy said.
The SUV failed to yield and struck the rear passenger side of Gruetze’s SUV, he said. The force of the impact caused the her vehicle to flip several times and Gruetze was partially ejected.
The crash remained under investigation by the Overland Park Traffic Safety Unit. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to call the lead investigator at 913-890-1482.
This story was originally published September 1, 2023 at 10:27 AM.
