On Thursday evening, April 28 a man was killed in a single vehicle crash.
According to Kansas City Police, the accident happened shortly before 6 pm near the Interstate 470 and Raytown Road in south Kansas City. Matthew VanLew, aged 38 of Holden, Missouri was driving east on the Interstate in a Plymouth Neon. For reasons as yet unknown just before the overpass road the vehicle drifted off the shoulder and then into a grassy area, sped up an embankment and then the vehicle became airborne. It subsequently hit the underside of the Raytown Road Bridge overpass and flipped, landing on its roof.
VanLew, who was not wearing his seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The wreck closed two of the eastbound lanes on the interstate and police are continuing to investigate why the vehicle left the roadway.
If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.
