Driver in deadly crash at KCK Walmart may have had medical emergency, police say

Matti Gellman

December 2, 2021 at 7:13 p.m.·1 min read

A driver may have suffered a medical emergency before hitting two pedestrians, leaving one dead, at a Kansas City, Kansas, Walmart, in the Legends Outlet Shopping plaza on Thursday afternoon.

Police responded to calls of a crash at the 10800 block of Parallel Parkway around 2:35 p.m, said Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Investigators believe the crash was accidental, Chartrand said, and possibly stemmed from a medical emergency suffered by the driver.

A driver crashed into the front wall of the Walmart Supercenter in the Plaza at the Speedway shopping center in Kansas City, Kansas, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Two people were injured and one was killed.

Three people, including the driver, were transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. One pedestrian hit died shortly after arriving at the hospital, Chartrand said.

An alert was issued at 3:15 p.m. saying a vehicle had struck a building. The alert also asked the public to avoid the area of 108th Street and Parallel Parkway as emergency vehicles were on the scene.

Associated Press
Arriaga, Oluwaseyi lead Minnesota United over Atlanta United 2-1
Kervin Arriaga and Tani Oluwaseyi scored six minutes apart in the second half and Minnesota United held on for a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night. Arriaga ended a scoreless match in the 54th minute with his first goal of the season for Minnesota United (6-2-2). Arriaga scored in his second start and fifth appearance off an assist from Joseph Rosales.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Candidates endorsed by county judge lead in race for Tarrant Appraisal District board
Live results from the first ever appraisal district race.
Lexington Herald-Leader
Brian Hernandez Jr., long an underappreciated jockey, rides an unforgettable Kentucky Derby
With a bold, rail-hugging ride out of the Calvin Borel school, Hernandez guides Mystik Dan to a photo-finish win in the 150th Kentucky Derby.
WLKY - Louisville Videos
LMPD: Man shot and killed in Shelby Park
LMPD: Man shot and killed in Shelby Park
Reuters
UPDATE 1-UAW workers ratify US labor deal with Daimler Truck
Members of the United Auto Workers on Saturday ratified a new labor contract with Daimler Truck that includes at least a 25% general wage increase over the four-year deal. The vote was 94.5% in favor of the new contract, which covers more than 7,300 hourly UAW workers after a tentative agreement was reached in late April, averting a strike at the 11th hour. The contract covers hourly workers at six facilities in southern states where unionization has traditionally been low, including four factories in North Carolina and parts warehouses in Georgia and Tennessee.
The Canadian Press
Messi scores a goal and has 5 assists to lead Inter Miami to a 6-2 rout of Red Bulls
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2 on Saturday night. Messi, who earned the MLS Player of the Month Award for April, has now scored and assisted in six consecutive league matches. Luis Suárez had three goals and Matias Rojas scored twice as Inter Miami got six unanswered goals to come back from a 1-0 deficit at halftime. Messi and Suárez now have a league-leading 10 goals each, helping keep Inter Miami (
USA TODAY Sports
If Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves didn't have your attention before, they do now
Anthony Edwards had another 40-point game as the Timberwolves won Game 1 in Denver against the defending champions.
Associated Press
Kentucky Derby victory aboard Mystik Dan provides signature win for jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.
Brian Hernandez Jr. will need a minute to digest his signature victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby. Maybe even more time since the milestone derby capped the best weekend of a jockey career spent mostly under the radar. The Louisiana native rode Mystik Dan to an epic win Saturday at Churchill Downs, sliding past favorite Fierceness along the rail at the final turn and holding off Sierra Leone and Forever Young by a nose in an epic three-horse photo finish.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TAPPS 2024 track and field state championship: See results, more from Fort Worth-area
See the 2024 TAPPS State Championship track results.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bedford election results: Here’s who’s leading in the race mayor
The contest includes a current mayor, former mayor and ‘BIGJUICY’
People
Jewel Wears Second Show-Stopping Gown at Her Art Exhibit Preview — See the Ethereal Look
The singer donned two dresses that looked like works of art at the preview of her exhibition, The Portal: An Art Experience by Jewel, on May 3
Canadian Press Videos
Georgian protesters against 'Russia-style' media law mark Orthodox Easter with candlelight vigil
Several thousand Georgians marked Orthodox Easter with a candlelit protest vigil outside a church located opposite the parliament in the capital, Tbilisi, late on Saturday. The vigil was part of the daily demonstrations against a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.
The Canadian Press
Luciano Acosta scores for 3rd consecutive game, Cincinnati beats Orlando City 1-0
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Luciano Acosta scored a goal for the third consecutive game and Roman Celentano had two saves to help FC Cincinnati beat Orlando City 1-0 on Saturday night. The 23-year-old Celentano has four shutouts this season. Cincinnati (6-2-3), has won three consecutive games following back-to-back losses to the New York Red Bulls and Montreal. Acosta slipped behind the defense on the right side and ran onto a long ball played by DeAndre Yedlin before he cut back to evade a pair of def
Simply Wall St.
Chin Hin Group Berhad's (KLSE:CHINHIN) biggest owners are private companies who got richer after stock soared 26% last week
Key Insights The considerable ownership by private companies in Chin Hin Group Berhad indicates that they collectively...
The Daily Beast
Stylist Icon Law Roach Listens to Critics. Just Don’t Come for Zendaya.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesLaw Roach is no stranger to controversial looks. Whether the renowned celebrity stylist and image architect is showing up bulge-first to the 2023 CFDA awards or dressing his longtime client Zendaya in ostentatious tennis couture for her Challengers press tour, Roach is unafraid of risk on the red carpet. That confident conviction extends to his larger body of work, too. Last year, Roach shocked the fashion and entertainment industr
WFTS-Tampa
Riverfest connects entire Tampa Riverwalk with music, food, and activities
It was a weekend of music, food and fun events up and down the Tampa Riverwalk as locals and visitors celebrated the 8th annual Riverfest. From Sparkman Wharf all the way to Armature Works, businesses joined together to make the 2.6 mile pathway a non-stop party. “Yea we walked the whole thing, we thought it was great, there is a lot of good stuff to do, good stuff to see, cool events going on right now, we had a good time,” said Nathan Fleury from Orlando.
The Canadian Press
Ohtani gifts Roberts a toy Porsche before breaking club mark for most HRs by a Japanese-born player
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts recently joked that Shohei Ohtani should gift Roberts a Porsche when Ohtani breaks his Dodgers' record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani obliged, just maybe not in the way Roberts imagined. Before Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves, the Dodgers' slugger gifted Roberts a purple toy model Porsche in his office. Roberts said the car is sitting on his desk. Ohtani hit his eighth home run, and surpassed Roberts' mark, with a solo shot to right-
Lexington Herald-Leader
Owner of Kentucky Derby 2024 winner Mystik Dan dedicates victory to his late father
Before Lance Gasaway saw Mystik Dan win the 2024 Kentucky Derby, he visited the grave of his father back in Arkansas.
MLB.com
White Sox vs. Cardinals Highlights
Gavin Sheets and the White Sox defeat Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals, 6-5
Associated Press
Status quo for the leading four teams in Super Rugby Pacific after 11 rounds
Super Rugby Pacific’s playoff race changed only marginally in the weekend’s 11th round as the pacemakers showed few signs of faltering and the others jostled to keep up. Behind them, the Queensland Reds moved up to fifth with a win over the defending champion Crusaders, the Melbourne Rebels dropped back to sixth after losing to the Blues, the Dunedin, New Zealand-based Highlanders are in seventh place after a win over Moana Pasifika in the first Super Rugby match played in Tonga, and the Fijian Drua hung on to remain in the top eight. Moana Pasifika is now three points behind the Drua in ninth place, the Christchurch-based Crusaders are a further point back in 10th, the New South Wales Waratahs are a full five points behind the Drua in 11th and the last-place Western Force are all but out of the race.

Latest Stories