Male driver, female passenger killed when vehicle slams into tree in KCK
A man and woman, both in their 30s, died early Tuesday when the vehicle they were in ran off the road and slammed into a tree in Kansas City, Kan., according to police.
The crash occurred about 2:35 a.m. near Freeman Avenue as the vehicle was headed south on 55th Street.
The driver lost control of the vehicle and it ran off the road and struck a tree. The driver, identified as 39-year-old Donald E. Norris , and his passenger, 35-year-old Ericka Y. Jones, died at the scene, police said.
Both victims were residents of Kansas City, Kan.
The crash remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit and Critical Collision Response Team.
This story was originally published March 19, 2019 at 7:40 AM.
Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star