KC Truck Driver Arrested In Crash That Killed Fire Official

A 65-year-old Kansas City truck driver has been arrested in connection with the crash that killed an assistant fire chief while he was working an accident scene.

The Kansas City Star reports that the Missouri Highway Patrol arrested Kevin Lee Brunson on Friday around 9 p.m., in Clay County.

He was wanted on a felony Boone County warrant for first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Brunson was taken to the Boone County Jail, where his cash or surety bond was set at $250,000.

Boone County assistant fire chief Bryant Gladney died in an accident that occurred early on Dec. 22 on Interstate 70 near Columbia, as he was working at the scene of a previous accident.

A semi truck traveling at a high rate of speed struck Gladney’s vehicle, then struck an ambulance and the truck involved in the earlier crash. Gladney was extricated from his vehicle and taken to a hospital, where he died.