Two killed, two injured in head-on crash on I-35

A car swerved into incoming traffic on Interstate 35 in the Northland Friday night, killing both the driver and passenger, Kansas City police said.

At about 11:15 p.m., a Pleasant Valley police sergeant saw a silver Buick LeSabre speeding south on I-35, exited at Chouteau Drive, ran a red light and re-entered the highway speeding north.

The driver tried to exit at North Brighton Avenue but swerved to avoid hitting a van. The LeSabre crossed the northbound lanes and ran through the barrier cables before striking a southbound black Ford Escape head-on and then a gray Honda Civic.

The passengers in the Ford — a mother and her 4-year-old daughter — were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Honda was not injured.

The highway was reopened by the morning.

The identity of the victims has not been released.

This story was originally published August 25, 2018 at 11:55 AM.