OTTAWA — An Ottawa motorcyclist was injured Saturday morning after he rear-ended a car in heavy traffic on I-435 near Lenexa. A second motorcyclist was injured west of Ottawa Thursday night. In the I-435 accident, Kurtis Eckenroed, 46, Ottawa; and Kelli Williams, 54, Leawood, were driving west on I-435 at the I-35 interchange when williams slowed for congested traffic, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. Eckenroed’s Harley Davidson ran into the back of Williams’ car, the highway patrol said. He was taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She wasn’t injured. In Thursday night’s accident, Robert Green, 74, Ottawa; was riding east on Old Highway 50 when his motorcycle ended up in the north ditch in a tree line. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said Green apparently struck the pavement.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 7 a.m.
