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Teen pleads guilty in death of elderly man in Shawnee crash

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Posted at 9:48 PM, Dec 14, 2023
and last updated 2023-12-15 09:18:52-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 18-year-old Shawnee man pleaded guilty Thursday in a May 2023 crash that killed one man and critically injured a woman.

Zakary Ignowski pleaded guilty in Johnson County Court to involuntary manslaughter and DUI aggravated battery great harm.

The crash happened about 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Blackfish Parkway and Lackman Road.

Leland R. Scott, 71, of Shawnee, died in the crash and a 69-year-old woman was seriously injured.

Ignowski is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 7, 2024.

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