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Police identify Kansas City man killed in wreck

Kansas City police released the name of a 29-year-old Kansas City man killed in a one-vehicle wreck early Tuesday at Winner Road and Manchester Avenue.

Thaddeus Wilson, 29, was killed in the accident just after 3 a.m.

Police said Wilson was westbound when he lost control of his vehicle and drove south of a bridge. The vehicle ripped through a chain-link fence and went airborne over two sets of railroad tracks before crashing into several parked vehicles.

Wilson was ejected and was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, police said.

This story was originally published September 29, 2015 at 7:04 PM with the headline "Police identify Kansas City man killed in wreck."

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