KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five of the 10 most crash-prone locations in Kansas City, Missouri, so far in 2020 are in the south part of town, including two spots less than a mile apart.
Interstate 435 and Holmes Road, where road construction forces traffic to merge, is the top location for wrecks to date in 2020, according to information compiled by KCPD.
I-435 and Wornall Road, less than a mile farther west, ranks as the 10th most crash-prone location — and one of eight on the list where rear-end crashes or crashes caused by inattentive driving are the most common.
The I-435 interchange with Interstate 70, which is another location inundated with construction, has seen the second-most crashes in KCMO so far this year.
Three of the next four locations are along U.S. 71 with No. 3 being in the vicinity of the East 75th Street exit followed by the Bannister Road exit at No. 4 and the East 55th Street exit at No. 6.
Interstate 470 near Blue Ridge Boulevard checks in No. 5, while Front Street and I-435 ranks No. 7 just ahead of Front Street and Interstate 35 at No. 8.
U.S. 71 near Red Bridge Road is the ninth-most wreck-prone location so far in 2020 in KCMO.
The primary cause of crashes near I-435 and Front Street is lane violations, one of two in the top 10 where inattention isn’t the main culprit.
Top 10 KCMO crash locations so far in 2020, reported to Police Board today:
— Kansas City Police (@kcpolice) February 18, 2020
10. 435 & Wornall
9. Red Bridge & 71 Hwy
8. Front St. & I-35
7. Front St. & 435
6. 55th St. & 71 Hwy
5. 470 & Blue Ridge Blvd.
4. Bannister & 71 Hwy
3. 75th St. & 71 Hwy
2. I-70 & 435
1. 435 & Holmes
KCPD’s best advice for avoiding becoming a statistic: slow down and “get off your phones,” according to the department’s official Twitter account.
