Wrong-way driver collides head on with car, killing 26-year-old Independence man
A driver in a maroon Cadillac Escalade traveling the wrong way on Interstate 435 on Kansas City’s east side collided head on with a car early Monday, killing a 26-year-old Independence man, police said.
The crash occurred about 1:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-435 near 87th Street.
Investigators found that the Escalade was headed south in the northbound lanes when it struck a black Ford Fusion head on. The driver of the Fusion died at the scene.
The driver of the Escalade was taken to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, police said.
Police shut down northbound I-435 for several hours
This story was originally published April 1, 2019 at 8:05 AM.
Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star