Apr 23, 2021

KHP IDs man who died after car lands in creek on I-70

Posted Apr 23, 2021 8:00 AM
First responders at the scene of the fatal crash on Thursday -photo courtesy WIBW TV
First responders at the scene of the fatal crash on Thursday -photo courtesy WIBW TV

SHAWNEE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 9a.m. Thursday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Chevy Cavalier driven by James B. Carney, 34, Peyton, Colo., was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of SW Valencia Road.

The car left the roadway and overturned in a creek.

Carney was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Frontier Forensics.  He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.