Update: Monday, 9:30 a.m.
Overland Park Police say a 39-year-old electric scooter rider died from injuries sustained in a crash with an SUV Sunday evening.
In a statement Monday morning posted to social media site X, Overland Park Police identified the scooter rider as Greggory Bennett of Lenexa.
Police say Bennett was riding a scooter westbound on 91st Street just west of Metcalf Avenue when he was struck by a SUV driver who was traveling eastbound and attempting to turn left into a parking lot.
Police say Bennett died after being transported Sunday evening to a hospital.
Original story continues below:
Overland Park Police say one person suffered serious injuries following a crash between an SUV and a motorized scooter Sunday evening.
The crash happened in the 7300 block of West 91st Street, just west of Metcalf Avenue, at about 7:10 p.m. on Sunday.
On the police department’s X account, Captain Ray Tisinger said the impact ejected the scooter rider.
A reporter working for the Post was near the scene as firefighters and paramedics could be seen performing CPR on one person.
OP Officers are investigating a injury crash at 91st Street and Metcalf Avenue. A SUV & Motorized Scooter collided and the rider of the scooter was ejected. The rider of the scooter was transported to a local hospital for serious injuries. Capt. Ray L. Tisinger pic.twitter.com/GFHMtLpxpc
— Overland Park Police (@OverlandPark_PD) March 25, 2024
A Johnson County Med-Act ambulance transported the injured man to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The SUV driver remained at the scene and could be seen talking to police. No one inside of the SUV was injured.
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