Wrong-way crash kills one on Independence Avenue in KC’s Northeast

One person died after a head-on wrong-way crash in Kansas City’s Northeast early Saturday morning, police said.

Officers responded around 3:30 a.m. to a crash reported near the intersection of Independence and Jackson Avenues, near the South Indian Mound, Scarritt Point and Lykins neighborhoods, according to a Kansas City Police Department press release.

The driver of a silver Chevrolet Malibu going west on Independence Avenue crossed the double yellow lines into the eastbound lane, according to a preliminary investigation. The Chevrolet collided head-on with a silver Ford Taurus heading east …

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