KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of an Audi A5 was killed in a single-vehicle rollover near Interstate 70 and Prospect overnight.
Kansas City, Missouri, police were called to the scene of a reported crash with life-threatening injuries at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The preliminary investigation revealed a blue Audi A5 was eastbound on I-70 at a very high rate of speed.
Near I-70 and Prospect, the Audi failed to negotiate the curve in the highway, traveled off the roadway and overturned.
The Audi rolled several times, ejecting the unrestrained driver and sole occupant.
The driver was transported to an area hospital and was pronounced dead.
This crash marks the 75th traffic fatality of the year compared to 78 at this time last year.
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