Lee’s Summit, MO
Alcohol was involved in a severe automobile crash early Sunday morning that left one woman with life-threatening injuries.The accident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday and was caused by Leslie A. Zumalt, a 31-year-old Raytown woman who was driving while intoxicated westbound on U.S. 50 in the eastbound lanes, according to police. Zumalt’s 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt first hit head-on a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 21-year-old William L. Reifeiss, of Lee’s Summit, at eastbound U.S. 50 and Third Street. The collision was not directly head-to-head, which caused the Cobalt to spin and hit a 2000 Chevy Impala driven by Tyler J. Hand, a 28-year-old Raytown man, whose passenger was 18-year-old Lisa M. Michaels of Kansas City.
Reifeiss and Hand also were allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash and were arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to police. More >>