Motorsyclist killed in funeral-procession crash, driver of SUV arrested for drunken driving

Kansas City, MO

A 51-year-old Blue Springs man, injured last week when he was struck by a sport utility vehicle while escorting a funeral procession has died, police said today.

Steven Keith was on a motorcycle and guiding the procession along Woods Chapel Road in Blue Springs when he was struck by the SUV. The impact forced the motorcycle off the road and into a brick pillar.

Keith died this morning, said Blue Springs police spokesman Jeremy Dickstein.

After the collision, police arrested the 20-year-old driver of the SUV on the suspicion of drunken driving.

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