Manhattan teen accused of causing fatal crash that claimed life of Overland Park man
An individual from Overland Park has passed away and another person has been taken to the hospital after a collision south of Manhattan on Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol disclosed the incident occurred just before 11:10 a.m. on Dec. 2 near mile-marker 101 on northbound Pillsbury Drive/KS-177 Highway, close by the Konza Prairie lookout point. According to KHP, a 2005 Ford Super Duty and a 2012 Hyundai Accent were both heading north in the right lane on KS-177 when they collided. The Ford rear-ended the Hyundai, causing the vehicles to come to a stop on opposite sides of the road. The driver of the Hyundai, 54-year-old James E. Echols from Overland Park, tragically died in the crash, while a 52-year-old Las Vegas woman who was a passenger in the Hyundai sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized. The 17-year-old driver from Manhattan who was operating the Ford was unharmed. To read more local news, visit this site. Stay updated with the latest news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and subscribing to our news email alerts. You can also get updates on the weather conditions through our Storm Track Weather app by following Matthew Self on Twitter at this link.
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