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Motorist is killed in single-car wreck in western Independence

A wreck in Independence killed a woman near 30th Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard. This Google Maps Street View image was taken in the area in 2016.
A wreck in Independence killed a woman near 30th Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard. This Google Maps Street View image was taken in the area in 2016. Google Maps

A 38-year-old woman was killed late Sunday when she lost control of a car, left the roadway and collided into a tree, according to Independence police.

Police identified the victim as Lisa A. Riggs in a news release on Tuesday.

The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. Sunday at 30th Street and on Blue Ridge Boulevard in the western portion of Independence.

The victim was traveling northbound on Blue Ridge Boulevard when her car left the roadway and struck a tree. No one else was in the car, police said.

The wreck remains under investigation.

This story was originally published October 29, 2018 at 8:39 AM with the headline "Motorist is killed in single-car wreck in western Independence."

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