KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A driver is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after they crashed into a metal barrier near Interstate 70 and U.S. 71 Highway on Wednesday morning.
According to the Kansas City Police Department, just before 9:45 a.m., emergency responders were dispatched to a crash near the I-70 and 71 Highway.
Investigations revealed that a Dodge Dart had been driving westbound on I-70 when the driver swerved into an “impact attenuator,” sometimes referred to as a “crash cushion,” at northbound 71 Highway…