Crime

Charges filed in 2016 wreck that killed woman on Metcalf in Mission

Landunn Richardson
Landunn Richardson

A 46-year-old man has been charged with causing a 2016 traffic crash that killed a woman in Mission.

Landunn D. Richardson is charged in Johnson County District Court with reckless second-degree murder or alternatively, involuntary manslaughter, in the death of Vickie L. Taylor.

Richardson, of Kansas City, Kan., is also charged with driving with a suspended license.

He was booked into the Johnson County Detention Center on Monday and his bond is set at $500,000.

Taylor, 50, was killed on Aug. 26, 2016 in the 5200 block of Metcalf Avenue.

Mission police said at the time that she was driving north on Metcalf when a southbound car crossed the median and hit her vehicle.

Richardson requested a court-appointed lawyer at his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 4.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published December 19, 2017 at 9:56 AM with the headline "Charges filed in 2016 wreck that killed woman on Metcalf in Mission."

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