KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fatal crash Monday night marked the 100th traffic fatality of the year in Kansas City, Missouri. At this time last year, there had been 84 fatalities.
KCMO police responded around 8:45 p.m. to southbound Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue.
Investigators found a black KIA Rondo was traveling at a “very high rate of speed” southbound on Cleaver II before exiting the road near Elmwood. The vehicle sailed through the grassy median into a tree.
The driver, who was the sole occupant of the KIA, was unrestrained, per KCPD.
Police said the driver, identified as 33-year-old Cy'erra R. Lowery, died at the scene.
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