Kansas City, KS (July 25, 2024) – A collision involving three vehicles in the Kansas City area left one person injured on Wednesday, July 24. The accident took place on Interstate 635 near State Avenue that evening around 6:20 p.m. Local reports revealed that 75-year-old Mary Kathryn Sims of Kansas City was driving a 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC Class traveling westbound when she merged into lane two and hit a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by 49-year-old Anissa Ranae Reed also from Kansas City.
The impact caused the Toyota to hit a 2020 Kia Sportage driven by 32-year-old Jaime Marie Robles of Kansas City. Emergency crews were rushed to the scene to provide aid to the involved parties. A passenger in the Toyota, 69-year-old Janice M. Williams of Kansas City, was injured in the impact and transported by ambulance to the Kansas University Medical Center for treatment. No other injuries were reported in the crash. An ongoing investigation into the cause of the accident is being managed by local law enforcement officials, and more information will be released as it continues.
Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families at this time. We hope for their full recovery.
Car Accidents in Kansas
Car crashes are the primary cause of fatalities and major injuries in Kansas. Every year, almost six million automobile accidents are reported in the United States, and catastrophic accidents happen on Kansas’s roadways almost every day. An estimated three million people are injured and 40,000 people die in car accidents in the United States each year. Given that over 90 percent of auto accidents are believed to be the result of driver error, even the most devastating collisions may be entirely avoidable. It is far too easy to sustain severe injuries and overwhelming losses as a result of another driver’s carelessness.
A competent Kansas City car accident lawyer will be ready to fight to protect your legal rights. The Kansas law firm Bretz Injury Law is prepared to fight for your full recovery. If you are ready to get to work on your case, contact our offices today at 620-524-0080.
