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# Nebraska Man Killed in Crash at I-135/K-61 Interchange Near McPherson
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/nebraska-man-killed-in-crash-at-i-135-k-61-interchange-near-mcpherson/
- Published: 2026-03-22T21:43:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T22:33:49.000Z
- Description: The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as 69-year-old Mickey Mitani of Bellevue, Neb.
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: mcj, dnn, #news

MCPHERSON, Kan. — A 69-year-old Bellevue, Neb., man was killed Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash at the I-135/K-61 interchange southeast of McPherson. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as Mickey Mitani. According to the patrol, Mitani was eastbound on K-61 when he failed to negotiate the left-hand turn onto the northbound I-135 on-ramp. His vehicle went airborne and came to rest on its top approximately 300 feet east of the interstate. Mitani was pronounced dead at the scene.

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