AN 18-YEAR-OLD OTTAWA MAN SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-35 YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. JUST BEFORE 3:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, DRIVEN BY 18-YEAR-OLD THOMAS WEBBER FROM OTTAWA, WAS TRAVELING ON I-35 NORTH BOUND WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES DROPPED OFF THE ROADWAY INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN. WEBBER OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN BACK LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO THE MEDIAN, ROLLING TO A STOP ACROSS BOTH LANES OF THE SOUTH BOUND LANES, LANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
WEBBER WAS TAKEN TO OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. NO WORD ON HIS CONDITION TODAY.
