Crash in Lee’s Summit kills one teen, seriously injures two others
A Blue Springs teenager died and two Kansas City teens were seriously injured late Friday in a car crash in Lee’s Summit.
Nefertiti D. Smith, 17, was a passenger in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse that was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control on eastbound Interstate 470 at U.S. 50, according to a Missouri Highway Patrol accident report.
The car veered off the right side of the highway about 11:50 p.m. and struck a guardrail, ejecting Smith and the driver, Tamerick J. Wright, 17. The car then rolled over, ejecting Kenveion D. West, 18.
Smith was pronounced dead at a hospital at 3:32 a.m.
None of the teens was wearing a seat belt, the Highway Patrol report said.
Judy L. Thomas: 816-234-4334, @judylthomas
This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 9:20 AM with the headline "Crash in Lee’s Summit kills one teen, seriously injures two others."