photo by: Theatre Lawrence

Louise ImMasche as Hedwig in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."

The driver involved in an October crash that killed a local actor was arrested Wednesday evening at his Lawrence home.

Eliseo J. Munoz, 24, was arrested shortly before 6:30 p.m. on suspicion of DUI-3rd conviction and driving while his license was revoked or suspended.

The Journal-World has learned that he faces charges of reckless second-degree murder, circumvention of an interlock device, reckless driving and driving while suspended.

The actor, Louise ImMasche, was heading home to Kansas City, Missouri, after an Oct. 24, 2025, performance of “The Rocky Horror Show” at Theatre Lawrence and was hit head-on at the 384-mile marker on U.S. Highway 40, also known as the South Lawrence Trafficway or Kansas Highway 10 — between West 27th Street and Iowa Street. The crash occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m., when Munoz, going westbound in a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe, crossed the center line and collided with ImMasche’s 2019 Kia Forte, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. ImMasche died at the scene.

Munoz remained in the Douglas County Jail Thursday morning.

After the wreck he was taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with suspected serious injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to KHP.

Court records indicate that an Eliseo J. Munoz of the same age had multiple run-ins with the law as a juvenile in Douglas and Reno counties, including arrests for underage possession of alcohol and marijuana possession, as well as criminal trespass, interference with law enforcement, battery on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia and attempted possession of stolen property.

Most of the juvenile offenses were “nonadjudicated” or dismissed. But two counts of interference were adjudicated via plea, as were a drug paraphernalia charge and conspiracy possession of stolen property. Other offenses related to drug, alcohol and paraphernalia possession and attempted possession of stolen property are listed as having ended in “other termination.”

ImMasche, who used they/them pronouns, was a well-known actor in area theatrical productions, including numerous shows at Theatre Lawrence, such as “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and “The Rocky Horror Show.” Though they lived in Kansas City at the time of their death, they had previously resided in Lawrence for many years. ImMasche also wrote two musicals, “Femme Assassin Guy” and “Run.”