2 dead after head-on collision overnight Thinkstock and last updated 2021-01-30 07:16:32-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Two people are dead after a head-on crash in Franklin County overnight. It happened just after midnight Saturday on I-35, about two and a half miles east of Ottawa. According to Kansas Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Samuel Caldwell of Overland Park and 19-year old Kaitlen Riley of Concordia, both died when their vehicles collided head-on. Authorities say Caldwell was driving his vehicle the wrong way on I-35. It is not known if he was wearing a seatbelt. Riley was wearing a seatbelt. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.