Friday traffic fatality identified as Independence resident
A driver killed Friday night in a wreck near U.S. 24 and North Blue Mills Road in eastern Independence has been identified as Joe W. Griffey Jr., 39, police said Monday.
The crash occurred about 10:50 p.m. as Griffey, an Independence resident, drove a 2006 Ford Five Hundred east on U.S. 24. He lost control of the car, which left the highway and overturned, police said.
Emergency medical personnel took Griffey, the car’s only occupant, to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
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This story was originally published February 29, 2016 at 11:51 AM with the headline "Friday traffic fatality identified as Independence resident."