One killed, one critically injured in east KC rollover wreck on Topping Avenue
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One person was killed and another was critically injured in a Thursday night traffic crash in east Kansas City.
The victim was identified as Ethel R. Daye, 44, of Kansas City.
Police said both people were ejected from their car in the crash that occurred just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday at 23rd Street and Topping Avenue. Neither person was wearing a seat belt.
They were occupants of a blue Honda Accord that was heading south on Topping “at a very high rate of speed,” when the driver lost control, left the road and hit a large rock, according to Kansas City police.
The car hit a large rock and then flipped into several other rocks and a large tree.
Police said Daye, who was driving the Honda, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at an area hospital.
This story was originally published December 21, 2018 at 9:39 AM.
