May 27, 2025

Kansas family avoids tragedy after van crash in heavy rain

Posted May 27, 2025 10:30 AM
Images from KC Scout camera
Images from KC Scout camera

 WYANDOTTE COUNTY—Only one person was injured in an accident in heavy rain just before noon Sunday in Wyandotte County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Nissan Quest driven by Lorena Rodriguez-Guarini, 36, Kansas City, Kansas, was southbound on Interstate 635 at State Avenue.  The driver lost control on the wet roadway. The van traveled off the road and overturned.

EMS transported a 16-year-old female passenger to Children's Mercy for treatment of a minor injury. Rodriguez-Guarini and three other passengers including a 5-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man were not injured. All were properly restrained, according to the KHP.