7-vehicle crash on I-435 in Johnson County, Kansas, sends 5 people to local hospitals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, 7:40 p.m. | The Kansas Highway Patrol released its report on Wednesday's crash on Interstate 435.

The crash happened around 12:53 p.m. on northbound I-435 south of Johnson Drive, according to KHP.

It occurred as a 2025 GMC Sierra, driven by 45-year-old Chad Renfrow, of Lenexa, Kansas, and a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by 29-year-old Jhonatan Basto Castillo, of Kansas City, Kansas, were driving south on I-435. The GMC hit the Hyundai, and then the GMC crossed the median into traffic in the northbound lanes.

The GMC then collided with three vehicles that were traveling north on I-435 — a 2023 Toyota 4Runner, driven by Allen Buss, 74, of Omaha, Nebraska, a 2016 Autocar Xpeditor, driven by Jeremy Brown, 36, of Evanston, Illinois, and a 2023 Toyota RAV4, driven by Isaac Torres Pardo, 30, of Bellevue, Nebraska, per KHP.

A 2020 Mack Truck, driven by Jamaiya Monk, 28, of Richardson, Texas, and a 2022 GMC Yukon, driven by Charla Duerksen, 51, of Hillsboro, Kansas, were also involved in the crash, but how is unknown at this time.

Five of the drivers — Renfrow, Basto Castillo, Buss, Torres Pardo and Monk — were taken to the hospital for minor injuries, KHP said. Police originally said four drivers were taken to local hospitals.

All of the drivers except for one were wearing seat belts.

UPDATE, 3:33 p.m. | The northbound lanes on Interstate 435 are back open following a multi-vehicle crash earlier Wednesday afternoon.

Kansas City Scout

EARLIER REPORT | The northbound lanes of Interstate 435 between Shawnee Mission Parkway and Johnson Drive are closed as crews clear the scene of a seven-vehicle crash.

The crash occurred around 1:05 p.m. Wednesday.

The Shawnee, Kansas, Police Department said four individuals were taken to local hospitals. They are all in stable condition.

The lanes remained closed at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday.

The crash is under investigation.

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