KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of a car that hit a retaining wall at the Stowers Institute on Dec. 28 in Kansas City, Missouri, died just after midnight Tuesday from injuries suffered in the crash.
The driver's name has not been released.
Police said the crash happened after the driver lost control of the car while it was traveling at an excessive speed on eastbound Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Rockhill Road.
A passenger in the car suffered minor injuries.
This is the second fatal crash in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2026.
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