Nov 04, 2023

Kansas man dies in violent rollover crash

Posted Nov 04, 2023 3:30 PM

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 4:30a.m. Saturday in Wyandotte County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Mazda 6 driven by Alex Gomez, 21, Kansas City, Kansas, was southbound on U.S. 69 just south of Metropolitan Avenue.

The driver lost control of the car. It struck the right barrier wall, rolled, struck the right guardrail over Ruby Avenue and came to a rest on its top.

Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a sat belt, according to the KHP.