Police identify person who died after head-on collision as 20-year-old Lawrence man
Lawrence police have identified the person who died after a head-on crash Saturday morning as a 20-year-old man.
Lt. David Ernst of the Lawrence Police Department said on Monday that James Henderson Jr., of Lawrence, died from the injuries he suffered in the crash. The incident occurred around 12:15 a.m. at the 2500 block of West Sixth Street, near the intersection with Crestline Drive.
Ernst previously said preliminary information about the incident suggested the crash occurred when a westbound vehicle crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound vehicle, which was carrying Henderson and two other people. Ernst said police were investigating whether impaired driving was a contributing factor.
The driver of the westbound vehicle was transported to an area hospital by ambulance with suspected minor injuries, the Journal-World previously reported. Henderson and the other people in the eastbound vehicle were suspected to have suffered serious injuries.
Emergency radio traffic at the time of the incident indicated that a 37-year-old man was transported to LMH Health for treatment of less serious injuries. Medics also transported a 52-year old woman to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with ankle and leg injuries, according to emergency radio traffic. They worked for about 20 minutes to extricate her from the vehicle. Radio traffic indicated that an ambulance was also dispatched to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
Ernst said Monday that the incident was still under investigation.
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