Driver seriously injured after car crashes into I-435 ditch near Kansas Speedway

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) – One driver suffered life-threatening injuries after he crashed his car into a ditch along I-435 near the Kansas Speedway.

The Kansas Highway Patrol indicates that on Saturday, November 2, at approximately 12:05 p.m., emergency crews were called to the area of I-435 and Riverview Ave., south of Kansas Speedway, for a report of a single-vehicle collision.

When first responders arrived, they found Jason N. Ream, 43, of Bonner Springs, was driving his 2010 Hyundai passenger car south on the interstate when he slowed to adjust to traffic in front of him.

Investigators noted that as Ream slowed down, the vehicle left the roadway to the right for an unknown reason and crashed into the west ditch.

Emergency services said Ream had been taken away Overland Park Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. No further information has been released.