KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man was critically injured in a crash Friday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.
The crash happened just before 8 a.m. near east 63rd Street and Elmwood Avenue.
Police said the man was heading east at a very high rate of speed on east 63rd Street.
Moments later, the driver hit a large patch of water/ice on the road.
This caused the driver to lose control, leave the roadway, and shear off a metal light pole.
The man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the Camaro.
He was later transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
Police said there were two signs warning about ice/water on the roadway located 500 feet before the area where the crash occurred.
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