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Reginald K. Smith 2 of 3
Gender : Male
Age : 37
Race : Black
Date : 08/13/2024
Location : EB 35th Street
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 3 dead, 6 injured as result of police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Kansas City PD officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a Kia that had eight people, mostly teenagers, in it. The vehicle sped away, and the officer discovered that it was stolen. Police escalated a high-speed pursuit that ended when the Kia collided with a bystander vehicle while being chased by police. The devastating crash caused the following fatalities and injuries:
The Dead:
• A 16-year-old boy, driver, dead at crash scene
• A 37-year-old man in the front passenger seat dead
• Female passenger, age unknown, dead at hospital
The Injured:
• 20-year-old male, condition unknown, in hospital
• A 4-year-old, gender unknown sitting on the lap of the 20-year-old male
• A 6-year-old passenger with serious injuries
• A 12-year-old in the cargo area of the Kia with serious injuries
• A 13-year-old in the cargo area with serious injuries
Note that police were evidently aware that this was a car full of young children and teens before they undertook this lethal manhunt for a stolen car. Three are dead and 6 others are hospitalized with survival currently unknown. This page will be updated when identities and more details are released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article291040570.html
