The Shawnee Dispatch / Two men injured in separate rollover crashes on I-435

Archive for Monday, February 8, 2010

February 8, 2010

Two men were injured in rollover crashes recently on Interstate 435 in Shawnee.

A Gardner man was injured Monday on southbound I-435 just north of Shawnee Mission Parkway, and a Kansas City, Mo., man was injured Sunday on northbound I-435 just north of 79th Street, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Ronnie G. Henry, 41, lost control of his SUV about 6 a.m. Monday and slid across all lanes of traffic into a ditch on the west side of the highway, striking a sign. Henry’s vehicle then overturned once before coming to rest on its wheels facing north.

Henry was transported to Overland Park Regional hospital. He was wearing his seat belt.

On Sunday, Jeffrey Morgan Cook, 25, lost control of his Honda Civic about 3:45 p.m. as he attempted to pass another vehicle in the northbound lanes. His car rolled over and struck a sign post, and Cook was ejected from the vehicle. Cook was transported to Overland Park Regional hospital. He was not wearing his seat belt.

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Do you do anything to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

“We are all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. My family won the best in family floats in Shawnee’s St. Patrick’s Day parade a few years back. We got to have a big trophy for the year. My sons love throwing out candy on the parade route.”

— Bob Dyche

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