Downtown KC-MO Loop Vehicle Crashes Early New Year's Eve

T wo unrelated crashes in the Downtown Kansas City MO freeway loop slowed traffic early New Year's Eve morning...

The first crash was reported at 12:52 a.m. on the southbound I-35/I-70 ramp to westbound I-670 in the southeast loop and involved two vehicles.

EMS transported the injured from both vehicles to a Metro hospital.  

One was a "19-year-old male driver-" said be be intoxicated by a paramedic- and a "17-year-old female" from the 2nd vehicle.

Both had non life-threatening injuries.

The second crash occurred at 1:27 a.m. on the west loop- nortbound I-35 at 12th Street.


Just one car was involved here with no injuries reported.