KC police investigate fatal crash near 51st Street, Troost Avenue Friday night
Kansas City police were investigating a two-vehicle crash that left a 19-year-old man dead Friday night, according to police dispatchers.
The wreck involved a car and a motorcycle near 51st Street and Troost Avenue, police said. Officers were called to investigate the crash just before 9:15 p.m.
Kansas City police said Saturday morning that the motorcycle, which was traveling north, collided with a westbound sedan that had pulled out from a stop sign.
The motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle as a result of the crash, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was identified by police as Jacob Puhr, a Grandview resident.
The driver of the sedan, a 74-year-old Kansas City man, was transported to a hospital and listed in stable condition Saturday morning.
This story was originally published October 18, 2019 at 10:12 PM.
