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Park Hill student killed in crash

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
June 2, 2023
in Headlines, Local News
Roadside memorial

A memorial of flowers and balloons was placed on a traffic signal pole at the intersection of NW Waukomis and NW 68th St, Kansas City in Platte County, the site of a traffic crash that killed Drew Price, 17, on May 23. Two days earlier Price had graduated from Park Hill High School. Photo by Valerie Verkamp

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TWO DAYS AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL

A three-vehicle crash claimed the life of Drew J. Price, a Park Hill student on Tuesday, May 23.

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Price, 17, had graduated from Park Hill High School two days prior to the crash. He was a KC Scholars student and had plans to attend Missouri Western State University on a full scholarship. He had played football for Park Hill High School.

The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. the evening of May 23 on Northwest 68th Street and NW Waukomis Road, Kansas City in Platte County.

Kansas City police say a black Toyota Corolla was traveling west on NW 68th Street at a high rate of speed. In the intersection, the Toyota struck a gold Chevy Impala that was eastbound and turning north onto NW Waukomis.

The Toyota then struck a red Volkswagen that was stopped facing south at the light, waiting to turn west. The Toyota then struck the northwest traffic signal pole and went off the roadway down the embankment. Price was the rear passenger. Police say he was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the driver and front passenger were wearing their seatbelts and suffered minor injuries. The drivers of the Chevy and Volkswagen were not injured in the collision. They both were wearing their seatbelts.

Kansas City police said this is the 31st fatality crash in the city this year, compared to 38 at this time last year.

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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley, longtime owner/publisher of the Platte County Landmark, is a past winner of the national Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism, presented by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He lives in Platte County not far from KCI Airport.

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