KANSAS CITY —Police investigating a fatal crash that occurred November 21 in Kansas City have identified the man in the wheel chair who died a 50-year-old Danny L. Maynard.
At 10:30p.m. Nov. 21, a Chevy Cruze was southbound on U.S. 49 Highway just before the Red Bridge exit merging towards the right shoulder to yield to a Fire Truck, running with emergency lights and siren, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.
The driver of the Chevy did not see Maynard in a wheelchair who was crossing the highway from the east to the west.
The right front of the Chevy struck the wheelchair. EMS transported Maynard to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The driver of the Chevy Cruze was not injured in the collision. This was fatality #84 in Kansas City, Missouri for 2024, according to DiMartino.