KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash east of South Crysler Avenue on West 23rd Street South.
Police say around 12:20 a.m. on Monday the driver of a Chevrolet Impala — identified later Monday morning as Independence resident Daniel S. Nelson, 43 — was headed east on 23rd Street and collided with the railroad bridge.
Nelson — who was not wearing a seatbelt, according to police — died on the scene.
"The crash remains under investigation; however, investigators believe alcohol was a contributing factor of the crash," Independence police in an updated statement Monday.
Editor's note: An earlier version of the story incorrectly stated driver's last name and had the wrong age.
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