KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Police say a driver was killed in an overnight crash near 34th and Campbell.
Police were called to the scene about 1 a.m.
Police say a red Ford Mustang was headed north on Campbell at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate the turn, hitting a retaining wall and then a tree.
The driver of the car was an adult male. He died in the crash.
Police initially reported a female passenger was ejected and taken to the hospital. Investigators are now unsure if she was a passenger or a pedestrian.
She is in critical condition.
The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with any information is encouraged to call police.
This is fatality number 46 for the year, compared to 48 at this time last year.
