It seems that an off-duty police officer with the Kansas City force is responsible for a fatal accident that happened on Interstate 435 near Arrowhead Stadium.The officer was driving a department vehicle when the accident happened, which is not surprising since the...
Auto Accident
Motorcyclist killed in Interstate 70 accident
A motorcyclist died on Interstate 70 after being hit by a large commercial vehicle. As Kansas City residents know, Interstate 70 is a major thoroughfare in the area and has a lot of truck traffic at all hours of the day.Although initial reports were somewhat vague,...
The vast majority of accidents are preventable
There is no doubt that many car accidents are caused by a human error of some sort. For instance, a previous post talked about a serious auto accident in the area that was apparently the result of a driver error at an intersection. Speeding, inattentiveness,...
Accident at intersection kills 1, injures 2
An accident in Independence, Missouri, part of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area, left one person dead and one person injured enough to be taken to the hospital. The driver of the other vehicle involved suffered what police called moderate injuries, but there...
Representation after a drunk, or drugged, driving accident
A previous post on this blog talked about the growing problem of drugged driving on the roads in and around Kansas City.However, even in light of that post, no one should assume that the problem with drunk driving has gotten better just because drugged driving has...
National campaign aims to reduce drugged driving
According to many, drugged driving is increasingly becoming a problem on the roads both in the Kansas City area and in the rest of the country.Indeed, drugged driving presents some special challenges to law enforcement officers who, to some extent, are still learning...
The upcoming fall may mean less distracted driving
With several weeks left in August, the peak of distracted driving season on the roads of the greater Kansas City area and, for that matter, around the rest of country, is still in full swing.While all drivers should be mindful accordingly, this season is a...
For whom are people willing to risk texting and driving?
Many Kansas City residents might think that, at least among working adults, people who choose to engage in texting and driving are communicating with their bosses or other professional colleagues.While many employees, over 40 percent, admitted that they were willing...
Special issues with hit-and-run accidents
A previous post on this blog talked about a tragic hit-and-run accident in the Kansas City area. Although the pedestrian involved in that accident died, the driver of the vehicle was eventually caught.Still, this case merits a discussion about what should happen if a...
Man charged in hit-and-run pedestrian accident
Police have arrested a man who now stands accused of leaving the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in the Kansas City area. The man whom he hit was crossing the street in a wheelchair and later died from his injuries. An initial investigation revealed that the man...
