KANSAS CITY—Police released the name of the woman killed in a crash after fleeing a traffic stop in Kansas City as 27-year-old Te'Onna D. Davis-Cannon, according to Police Captain Corey Carlisle,
Just before 1a.m. Jan. 14, officers attempted to conduct a traffic violation stop on a Chevrolet Trailblazer at Cleaver and Benton in Kansas City.
Davis-Cannon refused to yield for the officers and the officers disregarded their attempts to stop the vehicle.
The Chevrolet was last seen traveling southbound on Swope at a high rate of speed. Just south of Martin Luther King, the SUV traveled off the roadway to the left and struck a large tree.
Davis-Cannon was the sole occupant of the SUV and she was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to Carlisle.