GLADSTONE, Mo. (AP) - Police in the Kansas City suburb of Gladstone say an Independence police sergeant and another motorist were killed in a head-on crash.
The crash happened Thursday night in Gladstone, the Kansas City Star reported, killing Sgt. Jason Young, 48, who was driving a car that crashed head-on with a pickup truck. The driver of the truck also died. Police have not released that driver’s name.
Investigators said the crash happened when the pickup crossed into oncoming traffic, sideswiping a vehicle before crashing into Young’s car. Two other people sustained serious injuries in the crash.
Young was a 20-year veteran of the Gladstone department. He was off duty when the crash happened.
Police are investigating what caused the pickup driver to veer into oncoming traffic.
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