Cheryl Bruette was 63 years old. She was driving near Northwest Barry Road and North Allenton Drive in Kansas City, Missouri, around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. A third car slammed into the two vehicles ahead of it. Police say the hit looked planned.
Officers got to the scene fast. They found Cheryl with life-threatening injuries in one car. A man in the other car had serious injuries too. Both got rushed to the hospital. Cheryl died shortly after she arrived.
The third driver sat in his vehicle when police showed up. Preliminary checks showed his car had intentionally struck the other two. Kansas City police treated the case as a homicide right away.
Detectives took a 42-year-old man named Brian Martin into custody. He faces charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, and armed criminal action. Investigators are still reviewing evidence, camera footage, and what witnesses saw.
Cheryl never got to go home that night. The crash turned a normal evening drive into something no one expected. One more person ended up in the hospital with serious hurts from the same wreck.
Police keep looking at every detail from the intersection. The accident investigation unit worked the scene while homicide detectives took over the death case. A possible suspect remains held as the full story comes together.
The loss hit hard for anyone who knew Cheryl. An ordinary road in the Northland became the place where her life stopped. Investigators say they will keep digging until they have the complete picture of what happened that Wednesday afternoon.
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