Independence chase kills 2

A Sunday morning chase in Independence involving 5 vehicles ended in a double-fatal head-on collision. Police say 4 cars were darting in and out of traffic, chasing a truck loaded down with passengers in the cab and outside bed. The truck finally hit an uninvolved car head-on. Independence police say the truck’s driver, William Mitchell, 18, was killed. So was an unidentified 12-year-old boy. Several people were injured, including one person clinging to life. Police are searching for the other cars involved in the chase which scattered after the fatal accident.