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Freeman, Missouri man killed in wreck on Holmes road Thursday

Kansas City Police Saturday identified a Freeman, Missouri man as the victim in a fatal wreck Thursday on Holmes Road near 139th Street.

Paul G. Allen, 54, was driving south on Holmes Road around 8:30 a.m. when police said he drifted into the northbound lanes for “unknown reasons” and struck a Ford F250 head on.

Allen was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ford was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Katie Bernard
The Kansas City Star
Katie Bernard covered Kansas politics and government for the Kansas City Star from 20219-2024. Katie was part of the team that won the Headliner award for political coverage in 2023.
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