KC police suspect impairment in crash that injured 10 people, including five children
Ten people, including five children, were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Kansas City.
Officers responded to the crash around 10:14 p.m. in the area of 81st Street and Hickman Mills Drive, according to Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.
A silver Chevy Malibu traveling south on Prospect Avenue drove over a grassy median and onto 81st before colliding head-on with a silver Dodge Caravan.
Three people in the Chevy were taken to a hospital, and two of them had life-threatening injuries.
Seven people in the Dodge, including five children, were also taken to area hospitals with injuries that ranged from critical to not life-threatening.
The crash remains under investigation, and police are considering impairment as a possible factor.
