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Driver dies after striking tree, pole in high-speed crash on Troost Avenue

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 56-year-old man died Saturday evening in a high-speed crash on Troost Avenue.

Wade H. Cozart was driving a black Chevy Silverado southbound on Troost at "very high" speeds, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.

North of 75th Street, Cozart tried to swerve around a blue PT Cruiser and a metro bus, but clipped the cruiser on its front right side.

The Silverado hit a curb, went off the street and struck a tree and a large metal power pole.

Police said Cozart was not wearing a seatbelt. He died on the scene.

An adult driver and two child passengers in the PT Cruiser were not injured in the collision.