KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of a white minivan that crashed into a traffic-signal pole after running a red light Wednesday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, has died.
KCPD said Thursday that a white Nissan Quest drove around a police vehicle, which was stopped at a traffic light around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Bannister Road and East 95th Terrace, on the right shoulder, drove through a red light and crashed.
EMS indicated the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, but the elderly driver died shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday at an area hospital.
Police identified the man as Raymond L. Nunn, 93.
A KCPD spokesperson said it’s possible the driver suffered a medical emergency before the crash.
There have now been 56 traffic deaths in KCMO this year, which is down slightly from 58 at the same time last year.
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