First responders, including Lenexa and Olathe fire crews, on the scene at the I-35/435 interchange Monday night. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
One woman has life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash on the interchange at Interstate 35 and 435 in Johnson County Monday evening.
What we know: Kansas Highway Patrol troopers say the crash happened on the ramp going from northbound Interstate 35 to westbound Interstate 435 in Lenexa at about 8:40 p.m.
The Highway Patrol’s online crash log says that a 2007 Toyota passenger car was taking the ramp when it ran off the left side of the roadway and hit a light pole.
The car, identified on the scene as a Toyota Prius, stopped with the driver’s door pinned against the light pole.
Firefighters from Olathe and Lenexa responded.
Those crews worked for 20 minutes cutting off the roof of the Prius to remove the driver from the wreckage.
Aftermath: Johnson County Med-Act transported the driver to Overland Park Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
Troopers have identified the driver as a 24-year-old resident of Lawrence.
The crash log states that she sustained a “suspected serious injury” and was wearing a seat belt.
The crash log does not say what may have caused the Prius to leave the roadway.
No one else was inside the car, and troopers say no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
A final thing: The ramp at I-35/435 reopened just before 10:30 p.m. Monday night.
Mike Frizzell is a freelance crime and fire reporter who runs Operation 100 News and frequently reports and does photo assignments for the Post.
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