Driver headed wrong way on I-70 crashes into oncoming traffic, killing one of the drivers

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Driver headed wrong way on I-70 crashes into oncoming traffic, killing one of the drivers

A driver headed the wrong way on westbound Interstate 70 crashed into oncoming traffic, including a semitractor-trailer, killing one of the drivers, a police spokesman said.

The fatal ****** occurred about 12:25 a.m. Tuesday along I-70 near U.S. 40 highway and Blue Ridge Boulevard, said Sgt. Jeff Buck with the

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’s traffic safety unit.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a driver of a Toyota Camry was headed east in the westbound lanes of I-70 and crashed into a Kia Optima, killing its driver, Buck said.

The Camry continued east and collided with a semi-truck, Buck said. A Honda Accord then crashed with the Camry before traffic on the highway came to a stop.

The driver of the Optima was identified as 64-year-old Ricky Monroe of Blue Springs. Two of the other three drivers were seriously injured in the ****** and were taken to hospitals for treatment of serious injuries.

The ****** closed down westbound westbound Interstate 70 at Noland Road for hours before it was fully reopened shortly before 8 a.m., Buck said.

“Please use an alternate route,” Independence police,

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, asked drivers as they headed out on their morning commute.

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showed that the shutdown caused traffic to back up beyond Lee’s Summit Road and nearly to the interchange with Interstate 470/Missouri 291 highway during the morning commute.

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