Category: Traffic

Traffic fatality reported in 4900 block of Shawnee Drive

A traffic fatality was reported Wednesday evening in the 4900 block of Shawnee Drive, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman.

Officers were dispatched to the location at around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, the spokesman stated. An all-terrain vehicle and sport utility vehicle were involved in the accident.

When officers arrived, they found an adult male driver of an all-terrain vehicle deceased, according to the spokesman. The passenger, an adult female, was taken to a hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, the spokesman stated.

The driver of a sport utility vehicle, an adult male, had minor injuries, police stated.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Division is investigating. Anyone with information on the case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, the spokesman stated.

All tips will remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward, according to police.

Injuries reported after chase and crash

A Ford Fusion fleeing from law enforcement at 1:59 p.m. Monday, June 20, was involved in an accident on the Turner Diagonal, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The driver and a passenger had possible injuries and were taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver, 20, a male, was a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, and the passenger, 21, a male, was a resident of Independence, Missouri, according to the report.

According to the trooper’s report, the Fusion was fleeing law enforcement northbound on the Turner Diagonal. It entered the ramp to eastbound I-70 too fast, went off the left side of the ramp, off the embankment, across the eastbound lanes of I-70 and struck the median barrier, the trooper’s report stated.

The driver and passenger were not wearing seat belts, according to the report.