KANSAS CITY, MO – A collision in Kansas City Sunday afternoon has claimed the life of one of the drivers involved, Fox4KC reported.
The crash occurred at the intersection of The Paseo and East 43rd Street at about 4:30 p.m. Police said that the driver of a Chevrolet Equinox was driving north on The Paseo at a high rate of speed, and collided with a Jeep Cherokee that had entered the intersection from a stop sign on 43rd Street.
The Jeep driver was ejected and was critically injured. The driver was pronounced dead Thursday morning at an area hospital. A passenger in the Jeep was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The Chevrolet driver was not injured.
Kansas City police said their investigation of the wreck includes suspected impairment of the Chevrolet driver.
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