Lawsuit Against KCFD Argues Truck Response At Fault For Fatal Crash

This impending court case is more complex than mere stoplight footage might have news watchers imagine . . . Courtrooms can be even more predictable than Kansas City streets after dark.

Accordingly . . .

Here's a quick summary of the arguments that will likely be settled out of court following three tragic deaths . . .

"A wrongful death lawsuit from the victim's families points out the fire truck had been told to stand down from a call and to remain in quarters, but instead continued responding to the fire."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Video shows Kansas City firetruck run red light in deadly Westport crash

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Newly released video shows the moments before a Kansas City, Missouri, firetruck collided with a SUV in Westport last year. The crash killed three people. The video released Friday morning is from city traffic cameras. It shows the pumper's lights were on when it ran a red light and hit the SUV on Dec.


'It's the last few seconds of my brother's life,' Elwood family reacts to new video of KCFD crash in Westport

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The brother of one of the victims from December's Westport crash involving a Kansas City, Missouri fire truck is reacting to obtained by the KSHB 41 I-Team. "Incredibly difficult to watch," Nathan Elwood, brother of Michael Elwood , one one of the victims in the crash, said Friday.

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