KANSAS CITY—One person died in an accident just before 7p.m. Sunday in Kansas City.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a Mercedes 300D was eastbound on 63rd Street in Kansas City at a high rate of speed, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchins.
In the area of 63rd and Hardesty, the driver failed to negotiate the curve in the roadway. The vehicle traveled off the roadway to the right and traveled approximately 120 feet down the grassy embankment into the gorge.
As the Mercedes traveled down the embankment, it overturned several times, ejecting the unrestrained driver from the vehicle.
The driver and sole occupant of the Mercedes was declared deceased at the scene, according to Becchina. This is fatality #54 compared to #49 at this time last year and the investigation is ongoi