Accident victim on Victory Drive identified

Police have identified the victim of a fatal accident at 9:19 p.m. March 29 in the 4400 block of Victory Drive.

The victim was identified as Joseph Smith, age 33, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department spokesman. He was driving a pickup truck.

When police arrived at the accident location on Sunday night, they found a black pickup truck occupied by two males.

The driver was found deceased at the accident. The passenger of the vehicle was taken to a hospital with critical injuries, police stated.

The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Support – Critical Collision Response Team, the spokesman stated.