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Crash Monday night marks 100th traffic fatality of 2023 in KCMO

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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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