Early on Saturday morning, December 12, a man from Kansas City died in a crash in Northland.
According to Kansas City police, the accident happened at around 2.30 a.m. at Missouri Highway 152 and North Platte Purchase Drive. Accident Investigators said that 41 year old Clint R. Burris was driving a Chevrolet Impala eastbound when for reasons unknown, he lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and crashed into a ditch. Burris, who was alone in the vehicle at the time of the accident, died at the scene.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident and are awaiting the results of toxicology to ascertain whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the accident.
Burris was not alone in having a fatal accident that night as three other people died in another two crashes. The first happened on P Highway, north of Lamar road at around 1.30 a.m. when a vehicle left the roadway and rolled, killing its sole occupant, a 25 year old male from St. Joseph, and following Burris’ accident, two teens died in a crash at East Gregory Boulevard and Oldham Road at about 4 a.m. when their vehicle left the road and hit a large tree. The victims on this occasion were Charles Traylor and Theodoe Rowe, both aged 17.
If you or your loved ones have been injured in an accident in Missouri, please call the Kansas City accident attorneys of Protzman Law Firm at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online right away.
