Victim of fatal accident identified

The victim of a fatal accident on Thursday, Aug. 8, near Central Avenue and I-70 has been identified, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman.

The victim was Jessica Krulic, 40, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, according to police.

She was driving a black vehicle that was exiting I-70 eastbound onto Central Avenue, police said. It was making a left turn to travel west on Central.

At the time of the accident, a white van was eastbound on Central, struck the black vehicle, spinning the black vehicle into a red vehicle that was stopped at the intersection facing west, police stated.