Speed, alcohol cited as factors in Springfield deadly crash

Speed and alcohol reportedly were factors in a grinding multiple-vehicle crash in Springfield around 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

A car driven by a juvenile smashed into a vehicle driven by a 37-year-old man at Kansas Expressway and Sunshine Avenue intersection.

Three other vehicles were also involved.

The 37-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

One other driver also died in the accident.

That person’s name has not yet been released.

It was the 15th fatality accident so far this year in Springfield.