KANSAS CITY, MO – New details have been released regarding a crash in Kansas City involving street racing last week that left two people dead.
According to KMBC, police have identified the two victims as 91-year-old Verne Zugenbuhler, and 72-year-old Diane Zugenbuhler.
The crash took place Dec. 30 in the area of Carondolet Drive and Wornall Road shortly before 10:30 a.m.
Police said the drivers of a black Chrysler 300 and a silver Dodge Charger were street racing southbound on Wornall from 99th Street. The Chrysler then crashed into a Honda HRV that was turning left from Wornall Road onto Carondolet Drive.
The driver and the passenger of the Honda, the Zugenbuhlers, died at the scene, while the Chrysler driver sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.
So far no charges have been filed but the investigation is ongoing.
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