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Man charged in deadly wrong-way crash on I-35 in Johnson County

By Brian Dulle,

21 days ago

OLATHE, Kan. (WDAF) — A deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 35 has a man from New Jersey facing two murder charges in Johnson County.

The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office accuses 27-year-old Matthew Karabas of first and second-degree murder as well as DUI and fleeing a police officer.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol , the crash happened just before 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 28 , on northbound I-35 near Edgerton.

Karabas was traveling the wrong way on I-35 in the northbound lanes when he struck a semi-truck head-on, according to KHP.

A passenger in Karabas’ vehicle, identified as 22-year-old Eric Diaz of Melbourne, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Karabas was taken to Overland Park Regional with suspected serious injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to KHP.

The semi-truck driver was not hurt.

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