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Police are investigating the cause of an early morning crash that killed the passenger and left the driver with life threatening injuries.
The one-car accident happened on westbound US 40 at Fairview in Independence, Mo.
According to the Independence Police Department, the Chevrolet Trailblazer was headed westbound on US 40 when it left the road and overturned. The passenger of the vehicle was ejected. That person was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver was extricated from the vehicle and was taken to an area hospital with life threatening injuries.
Three persons were injured in a two-vehicle accident about 2 p.m. Thursday at 39th Street and Little Blue Parkway in Independence after a brief police chase.
Before the wreck, a motorist called 911 and reported seeing the driver of another vehicle assaulting a female passenger. The female tried to get out of the vehicle as it traveled along Noland Road. Officers tried to pull over the vehicle as it continued east on 39th Street, but the driver refused, said a police spokesman.
A suspect wanted on traffic charges crashed following a police chase Monday morning, killing one person and injuring two others in another vehicle.
It happened around 10:30 a.m. near the western city limits of Independence on 23rd Street. Police pursued the driver to the city limits.
The car crashed into another vehicle at 23rd and Hardesty after running a red light, killing Jason Lewis in the other car. Two others riding in the car that was struck were injured.
The suspect, Andrew Stark, fled the scene on foot and was arrested shortly after.