May 29, 2022

Kansas woman dies after SUV strikes base of overhead sign

Posted May 29, 2022 11:30 AM

JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas woman died in an accident just after 12:30a.m. Sunday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Ford Escape driven by Michael Charles Flynn, 45, Kansas City, Kansas, was southbound on Interstate 35 just north of Interstate 635.

The SUV left the roadway to the right and struck the base of an overhead sign.

A passenger Theresa A. Bishop, 50, Kansas City, Kansas, was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the Johnson County Medical Examiner's office. EMS transported Flynn to KU Medical Center. They were properly restrained, according to the KHP.