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KC woman suffers serious injuries in I-29 crash

Valerie Verkamp by Valerie Verkamp
October 28, 2021
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A 32-year-old woman was involved in a single-vehicle collision in the northbound lanes of Interstate 29.

The crash occurred at about 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, just south of the 72nd Street exit in Platte County.

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According to a traffic crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Brook V. Turner, of Kansas City, was driving a 2015 Nissan northbound on Interstate 29 when she traveled off the left side of the road and struck a concrete barrier.

Turner was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision and sustained serious injuries. Turner was transported to the North Kansas City Hospital by ambulance

The Kansas City Police Department assisted Trooper J. Colwell with the Missouri State Highway Patrol with lane closures, while incident reporting was conducted.

It is unknown if Turner had car insurance at the time of the collision, according to the crash report.

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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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