KCMO Deadly Brush Creek Crash Postscript

A testament to sketchy road conditions today and a reminder that a few inches of snow & ice can bring this town to a standstill . . .

Here's the aftermath and a human tragedy that deserves to be taken seriously . . .

"According to a KCPD crash report, the driver was in a maroon Dodge Caravan and may have been heading south on The Paseo. The driver may have attempted a right turn to head west on Martin Luther King Boulevard when they lost control on icy roads. After losing control, the driver went down an embankment, over the cement retaining wall and landed upside down. The van later submerged into Bush Creek.Fire crews extracted the driver and they were transported to an area hospital, but later died from their injuries."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

1 dead after being pulled from Brush Creek in Kansas City after car overturns

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One person died after a car overturned and entered Brush Creek in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday afternoon. Fire crews in Kansas City, Missouri, responded around 2:20 p.m. to the area near The Paseo and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

1 person killed after crashing a vehicle upside down into icy Brush Creek in Kansas City, Missouri

The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is investigating a fatal crash Thursday after a vehicle landed upside down in an icy Brush Creek.Fire crews and police were called out a 2:20 p.m. on a water rescue call at Martin Luther King Jr.

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