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Police seek help in solving fatal crash near KC park

Valerie Verkamp by Valerie Verkamp
August 6, 2020
in Platte County
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Detectives with the Kansas City Police Department are investigating a fatal crash in the area of Mark L. McHenry Park, formerly known as Tiffany Springs Park.

Authorities say the fatal crash occurred near a gravel patch at about 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 23.

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The victim, 19-year-old Gabriel Valdez of Independence, was riding in the bed of a pickup truck when he was ejected near the east entrance to the park, located at the intersection of NW Old Tiffany Spring Road and N. Childress Ave.

Police spokesperson Sgt. Jake Becchina said Valdez was transported by a private vehicle to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police ask anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the crash to contact Det. Richardson at (816) 482-8192.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, motor vehicle crashes continue to “constitute a chronic national health care crisis,” resulting in more than 35,000 deaths and millions of injuries each year.

For decades, Mark L. McHenry Park has been a place where folks go off-roading in Jeeps and pickup trucks. The terrain is quite hilly, and the gravel paths are not maintained.

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Valerie Verkamp

Valerie Verkamp

Valerie decided she wanted to be a newspaper reporter when she was 28 years old and she successfully convinced the editor of the Platte County Landmark to give it 30 days. Now with The Landmark for over a decade, she has written countless stories on local government, education, lawsuits, community news, crime, and the prison system. Valerie hails from Park University with a BA in Elementary Education and a post-baccalaureate degree in paralegal studies from Penn Valley Community College. She has received honorable mention for Best Government News Story and joined her Landmark colleagues as recipient of the General Excellence Award in the Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Missouri Press Association.

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