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KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City police said an accident on U.S. 49 Highway Wednesday night claimed the life of a man in a wheelchair, the Kansas City Star reports.   An investigation determined that the man was crossing the southbound highway from east to west near the Red Bridge exit when the incident occurred […]

KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that occurred Tuesday night on 71 Highway, according to the Kansas City Star.   Police said a Chrysler 200 was stopped at a red light on 71 Highway at 59th Street shortly before 9:30 p.m.  The driver of a Chevrolet Cruz was

KANSAS CITY, MO – A high-speed car wreck in Kansas City early Monday morning left the driver critically injured, according to a KSHB report.   Police were dispatched to the area of Northeast 49th Terrace and North Chouteau Trafficway in the Northland area at about 3:40 a.m.   Officers learned that the driver of a

JACKSON COUNTY, MO – One driver was killed and another injured when their vehicles were involved in a wreck in Jackson County on Friday.   State troopers and the Oak Grove Police Department were called to the scene on Route F at Corn Cemetery Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s accident report.  

KANSAS CITY, MO – A pedestrian was struck and killed on Blue Ridge Boulevard in Kansas City in what police labelled as a hit-and-run, according to KSHB.   The collision took place Wednesday night near East 103rd Terrace. An investigation determined that the victim was walking across Blue Ridge Boulevard from east to west and

KANSAS CITY, MO – Kansas City, Missouri police are investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred early Thursday morning.   According to a KMBC report, the incident happened on Interstate 435 eastbound near Wornall Road.   Police arrived at about 6 a.m. and found a pedestrian dead at the scene. An initial investigation indicated that the

LEE’S SUMMIT, MO – The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision in Jackson County on Tuesday.   According to the MSHP, four vehicles were involved in the wreck on northbound Interstate 470 at Woods Chapel Road in Lee’s Summit at 5:30 p.m.   State troopers said the driver

PLATTE COUNTY, MO – A driver was seriously injured when her car crashed in Platte County late Wednesday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.   The incident happened on Interstate 29 northbound near Missouri 273, according to the MSHP’s accident report.   State troopers said a 44-year-old woman was driving a 2014 Ford at

CASS COUNTY, MO – A motorcyclist was injured in an accident in Cass County on Friday night, KCTV reports.   The victim was riding a 2023 Suzuki motorcycle north on Route Y in the Riverview Estates area south of Belton when the incident occurred shorty before 10 p.m.   According to the Missouri State Highway

A driver attempting to elude police officers ended up crashing in Independence late Wednesday night.