KANSAS CITY—One person died in an accident just after 12:30a.m. Sunday in Kansas City.
According to Police Captain Corey Carlisle, officers attempted to conduct a traffic violation stop on a Chevrolet Trailblazer at Cleaver and Benton in Kansas City.
The driver 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.
The unrestrained driver and sole occupant of the SUV was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
This is fatality #5 compared to #3 at this time last year. Police did release the name of the driver or additional details.