Basehor man hospitalized after Sunday motorcycle accident

He was taken via air ambulance to Overland Park Medical Center

A Sunday motorcycle-car crash at a major Tonganoxie intersection sent a Basehor man to the hospital.

The accident happened about 12:30 p.m. Sunday at U.S. Highway 24-40 and Main Street in Tonganoxie.

According to Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office reports, Thomas A. Bedell, 39, of Basehor was traveling west on U.S. 24-40 on his 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle when a 1989 Mercury Cougar, driven by Dawn R. Willard, 37, McLouth, failed to yield and turned onto the highway from Main Street.

Bedell was taken by air ambulance to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Bedell’s condition was not known on Monday. Sheriff’s reports did not indicate whether Bedell was wearing a helmet.

Willard sustained minor injuries. She was issued a citation for failure to yield.