Emily Davis of Kansas City Arrested in Fatal Traffic Crash on Tullison Road [Riverside, MO]

Riverside, MO (September 20, 2024) On Monday morning,25-year-old Emily Davis of Kansas City was arrested after a traffic crash on Tullison Road that killed a bicyclist.

Court documents filed Monday allege Davis was driving around 6:30 a.m. in the area of NW Tullison Road near Riverway Boulevard when she struck a bicyclist with her car.

The bicyclist was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. The bicyclist died later Monday morning.

Davis consented to a range of field sobriety tests after she allegedly told a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper she had been at Argosy Casino Sunday night into early Monday morning.

Emily Davis allegedly told the trooper she had her first drink around 10 p.m. and her last drink around 2 a.m.

Troopers eventually conducted a breath alcohol test, which came back with a blood alcohol concentration of .164%.

Davis was taken into custody and transported to the Platte County Detention Center. She faces a charge of felony driving while intoxicated causing the death of another person.

Prosecutors have requested a $50,000 cash-only bond.

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Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of the bicyclist killed in the traffic crash on Tullison Road during this difficult time. The Sweet Lawyers team stands with you in your grief and offers our sincere condolences.

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