KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A rear-end collision on I-70 near Highway 69 led to the death of a 78-year-old Kansas City man and life-threatening injuries for two drivers.
The Kansas Highway Patrol indicates that around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, emergency crews were called to the area of westbound I-70 and Highway 69 with reports of a 2-vehicle collision.
When first responders arrived, they said they found that Lori Wiggins, 60, of Kansas City, Kansas, had pulled her 2014 Jeep Cherokee over to the shoulder of the westbound lanes of the interstate. Meanwhile, Jesus Aguilar-Santos, 29, of Kansas City, had also been driving his 2007 Chrysler 300 in the westbound lanes.
State Troopers said Aguilar-Santos’ Chrysler collided with the rear-end of Wiggins’ Jeep. The impact caused the Jeep to slide into the north ditch where it began to roll. The Chrysler also veered into the north ditch.
Emergency crews indicated that Aguilar-Santos and Wiggins were taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Aguilar-Santos was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
First responders also said that Wiggins’ passenger, Darrell Richardson, 78, of Kansas City, was pronounced deceased at the scene. It remains unknown if either Richardson or Wiggins had been wearing their seatbelts at the time.
No further information has been released.