Basehor, KS (October 2, 2024) – There were several confirmed injuries after a two-vehicle collision outside of Basehor on Tuesday, October 1. The accident took place at the crossing of State Avenue and 155th Street early that morning around 9:35 a.m. Local reports indicated that 18-year-old Kiara S. Simmons of Tonganoxie was headed eastbound in a 2012 Ford Fusion in lane two as 69-year-old Deborah A. Drennon of Basehor was traveling southbound in a 2016 Ford Escape.
For unknown reasons, Simmons ran a red light at the intersection and collided with the passenger side of the Escape. Emergency responders were rushed to the scene to provide aid to the involved parties. Drennon and her passenger, 70-year-old Richard R. Drennon also of Basehor, were injured and transported to Providence Hospital by ambulance for treatment. Simmons was treated at the scene by attending medical personnel. No further information on the accident is currently available. An ongoing investigation into the cause of the incident is being managed by local law enforcement officials.
Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families at this time. We hope for their full recovery.
Red Light Crashes in Kansas
We all travel through intersections almost every day. Unfortunately, a lot of drivers don’t pay attention to stop signs and traffic signals, which can easily lead to major accidents. The AAA Foundation reports that drivers who don’t stop at red lights are responsible for nearly 28 percent of fatal intersection crashes. For more than half of these deaths, the people who died were not in the car that ran the light. In 2021, 1,109 people died in related collisions in the United States. Almost half of those deaths were in other cars, on foot, or a bike. Nearly 127,000 red-light crashes ended in injury that year. It can be difficult to navigate the complicated legal system after being injured by a reckless driver. You need to be ready to pursue a claim for compensation by working closely with a Basehor car accident lawyer. Contact the offices of Bretz Injury Law today at 620-524-0080.
