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I-635 closed most of day Tuesday near Missouri River due to fatal crash involving semitruck

Crash was near Horizon Parkway

I-635 closed most of day Tuesday near Missouri River due to fatal crash involving semitruck

Crash was near Horizon Parkway

WE APPRECIATE IT. THE OVERNIGHT SNOW CAUSED A DICEY DRIVE FOR SOME. DIED AFTER A SEMI-OVERTURNED ON HORIZON PARKWAY. BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND 635 HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IT CAUSED A MAJOR BACKUP AND NEAR STANDSTILL TRAFFIC. I WANT TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK NOW THAT ROAD CREWS ARE USING A CR
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I-635 closed most of day Tuesday near Missouri River due to fatal crash involving semitruck

Crash was near Horizon Parkway

Motorists heading toward the Missouri River on I-635 had to find an alternate route Tuesday morning.An overturned semitruck in Tuesday morning's snow forced the closure of both directions of I-635 at Horizon Parkway. Kansas City Scout and MoDOT Kansas City reported heavy traffic backups in the area, and traffic was diverted to southbound I-635 at 69 Highway. The wreck involved a semitruck and a passenger car. Riverside police a man was killed.Authorities said Dwan Brooks, 32, of Kansas City Kansas, was heading south on I-635 on the Missouri River Bridge when the vehicle Brooks was driving was struck head on by the tractor-trailer. The crash remains under investigation.

Motorists heading toward the Missouri River on I-635 had to find an alternate route Tuesday morning.

An overturned semitruck in Tuesday morning's snow forced the closure of both directions of I-635 at Horizon Parkway.

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Kansas City Scout and MoDOT Kansas City reported heavy traffic backups in the area, and traffic was diverted to southbound I-635 at 69 Highway.

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The wreck involved a semitruck and a passenger car. Riverside police a man was killed.

Authorities said Dwan Brooks, 32, of Kansas City Kansas, was heading south on I-635 on the Missouri River Bridge when the vehicle Brooks was driving was struck head on by the tractor-trailer.

The crash remains under investigation.