KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are looking for the driver of a car that smashed into another car stopped at a traffic signal Tuesday night, leaving one person dead.
Around 9:30 p.m., a Chevrolet Cruz was speeding south on 71 Highway when it struck a Chrysler 200 that was stopped at the traffic light at E. 59th Street.
The driver of the Chrysler died from injuries in the crash.
A passenger in the Chevrolet was rushed to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.
The driver and another passenger in the Chevrolet fled from the crash scene on foot.
Police were working Wednesday to locate the pair.
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