A 33-year-old Shawnee man is in jail after Lenexa police say he caused a five-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon.

The crash happened on the exit ramp from southbound Interstate 35 to 87th Street at about 3:50 p.m.

Master Police Officer Danny Chavez, a Lenexa Police spokesperson, said the man was driving a Toyota Avalon when he exited I-35 “at a high rate of speed” and crashed into the back of a Honda Civic, triggering a chain reaction involving several other vehicles.

Recorded radio traffic from arriving Lenexa firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics reported five vehicles with moderate to major damage.

The Honda Civic, which was the first vehicle struck, ended up wedged under the rear tires of a Ford F-150.

Chavez says the suspect driver and the driver of the Civic were both transported by ambulances to an area hospital. Both men were said to have non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash forced police to close the westbound lanes of 87th Street and redirect traffic onto I-35. Police also closed the exit ramp from southbound I-35 to 87th.

All lanes reopened just before 5 p.m.

Driver who caused crash booked into jail

After being treated at the hospital, the driver of the Avalon who caused the crash was arrested and booked into the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Adult Detention Center.

Chavez says the man was booked on pending charges of DUI/aggravated battery, transporting an open container, reckless driving and speeding.

Jail logs show he was arrested just after 6:30 p.m. and booked into the jail at 8:53 p.m. on Thursday.

Online court records show he’s facing two felony counts of aggravated battery, DUI causing bodily harm and one misdemeanor of transporting an open container.

The man has more than 10 prior criminal cases in Johnson County, which include at least three DUIs. The Post is not naming him because he has not been formally charged in this case.

His first court appearance for his new charges is scheduled for Friday afternoon.

No other details were immediately available.