Ottawa man dies after pedestrian-car accident in Johnson County

A 23-year-old Ottawa man died early Sunday morning after a car struck him on Interstate 35 in Johnson County.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, Kevin Polidore was walking on the right side of the southbound lane near mile marker 225.4, near 87th Street in Lenexa. Larry Gudgel, a 55-year-old Olathe man, struck Polidore about 3:58 a.m. while driving a 2007 Kia Optima. Gudgel was uninjured.

No other information was available Sunday night.