KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department has identified the person killed in a head-on crash Tuesday night.
KCKPD identified the victim Thursday as 47-year-old Tommy A. Molden Jr., a resident of KCK.
Police responded to the crash just after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the area of North 18th Street and Tauromee Avenue .
When police officers arrived on scene, they found several wrecked vehicles and multiple people injured.
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KCKPD said the driver of one vehicle was speeding south on 18th Street when he attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him and struck a northbound vehicle head on.
The driver of the passing vehicle, identified as Molden, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in his vehicle was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
Police said the driver of the northbound vehicle was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.