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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/14/2025

Location : Lexington Avenue and Wabash Avenue

City : Kansas City

County : Jackson

State : Missouri

Agency : Kansas City Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/14/2025, shortly after midnight, a Kansas City Police Department sergeant assigned to the East Patrol Division attempted to stop a white Hyundai Tucson near Independence and Brooklyn avenues after a vehicle check indicated that the SUV had been reported stolen. Police reported that the Hyundai driver did not stop and instead continued driving away at high speed while the sergeant followed.
According to KCPD, the sergeant discontinued the attempted stop near Independence and Wabash avenues. Police maintained that no patrol vehicles continued pursuing the Hyundai as it traveled north on Wabash Avenue at high speed. A short time later, the Hyundai reached the intersection of Wabash and Lexington avenues, where police alleged that its driver failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling west on Lexington Avenue.
The impact critically injured the Jeep's driver and four passengers. The right-rear passenger was ejected from the Jeep and transported to a hospital, where the passenger died. A juvenile riding in the middle rear seat was among those critically injured. The Hyundai's driver and a rear-seat passenger also suffered serious injuries, while its front-seat passenger was not injured. Altogether, one person was killed and six people were injured.
KCPD investigated the fatal collision. The department's account emphasized that the sergeant had discontinued the attempted traffic stop before the collision and that officers were not actively pursuing the Hyundai when it crashed. The fatality nevertheless followed immediately after the police attempt to stop the reportedly stolen vehicle and the driver's flight from the sergeant.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-city-missouri-police-stop-stolen-suv-deadly-crash/65779826
https://news.yahoo.com/1-killed-6-hurt-kansas-113611607.html
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article291580819.html