Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/30/2025
Location : I-70 westbound at Phelps Road
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/30/2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Independence police responded to a hit-and-run near the 15400 block of East 42nd Terrace. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop, and police escalated a pursuit onto I-70. Near the Phelps Road exit, the driver abandoned the vehicle and attempted to cross the westbound lanes on foot. He was struck by a motorist and pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kctv5.com/2025/08/31/pedestrian-struck-by-vehicle-i-70-while-fleeing-independence-police/
https://www.kmbc.com/article/neighbors-witnessed-beginning-deadly-independence-police-chase/65943725
https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-crash-closes-i70-lees-summit-road/65940308
