KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was killed and a second suffered critical injuries following a rollover at 63rd Street and Winchester Sunday night.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said the preliminary investigation revealed that shortly after 8:30 p.m., a white Dodge Charger was westbound on 63rd Street at a very high rate of speed.
Near 63rd and Winchester, the Dodge failed to negotiate the curve, went off the road into the grassy shoulder and rolled over, ejecting both the unrestrained driver and the unrestrained front seat passenger.
Both were transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The driver was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The passenger is listed in critical condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
Police report this is fatality 21 compared to 39 at this time last year.
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