WYANDOTTE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Tuesday in Wyandotte County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Hyundai Sonata driven by&nbsp; Jacob Robert Thomas Rhodes, 21, Shawnee,&nbsp;was northbound on Interstate 435&nbsp; in the far-right lane. The car veered over to the two lane, traveled all the way back over to the one lane, into the median and struck the bridge pillar.

Rhodes was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Forensic Medical. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.

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 </figure>WYANDOTTE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Tuesday in Wyandotte County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Hyundai Sonata driven by&nbsp; Jacob Robert Thomas Rhodes, 21, Shawnee,&nbsp;was northbound on Interstate 435&nbsp; in the far-right lane. The car veered over to the two lane, traveled all the way back over to the one lane, into the median and struck the bridge pillar.Rhodes was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Forensic Medical. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.

Kansas man dies after car strikes bridge pillar