Kansas City, Missouri – June 28, 2011
A Kansas City woman was killed when a pickup truck neglected a traffic signal and crashed into a car Monday afternoon.
According to the Kansas City Police Department, a red Dodge Dakota pickup truck ran a stop light at 12th Street and Hardesty. The truck crashed into a white Lincoln.
The two vehicles then crashed into another pickup truck that had stopped for the traffic light.
Gertrude Price, 65, was thrown from the Lincoln and killed. A passenger in the back seat of the Lincoln was transported to a hospital in critical condition. The passenger in the front seat of the Lincoln suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the second pickup truck was also injured.
The driver of the Dodge Dakota attempted to flee after the crash, but was stopped by a witness. The driver was then arrested.
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