Joe W. Williams

Case # :1376

Gender : Male

Age : 64

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/19/2024

Location : East 31st Street and Wabash Avenue

City : Kansas City

County : Wyandotte

State : Kansas

Agency : Independence Police Department, Kansas City Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Independence PD chased a vehicle at high speeds for undisclosed reasons until it hit 2 other vehicles, crashed through a fence and came to a stop. The driver of one of the bystander vehicles that was hit by the police chase crash died.

Source links :

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article288576911.html

https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-kc/60834430#