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Fatality Crash Update - 01/03/26
501 E. Old 56 Hwy.
Olathe, Kansas 66061
For Immediate Release: Contact: Sergeant John Moncayo
January 5, 2026 (913) 971-6950 or (913) 971-6994
Case Number: 20260000100
Victims: Hayden C. Doherty / Addison Askew
Incident: Fatality Crash
Location: Northgate Street / East Harold Street
Date: January 3rd, 2026
Update: The driver of the vehicle was identified as 16-year-old Hayden C. Doherty of Overland Park, Kansas, and the passenger was identified as 17-year-old Addison Askew of Olathe, Kansas.
The Olathe Police Department is currently investigating a double fatality crash involving a single vehicle that occurred on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, at approximately 10:39 p.m.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Northgate Street and East Harold Street in reference to an iPhone crash notification. While officers were en route to the area, a witness confirmed a crash involving a single vehicle into a tree. Officers were also told the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.
Officers arrived and observed a passenger vehicle crashed into a tree and was fully engulfed. The Olathe Fire Department was also on scene and extinguished the fire. Once the fire was extinguished, the bodies of two individuals were found inside.
There does not appear to be any signs of criminal activity, and the identification of the deceased occupants is pending an autopsy.
This case remains under investigation by the Olathe Police Department. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Olathe Police Department at (913) 971-6363 or the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-8477.