Driver allegedly strikes Kansas City, Kansas, police officer while fleeing disturbance
A police officer was injured after allegedly being struck by a driver fleeing from a disturbance early Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas, a police spo...
A police officer was injured after allegedly being struck by a driver fleeing from a disturbance early Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas, a police spokeswoman said. The injuries of the officer, who was taken to a hospital, were non-life-threatening, said Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department. The officer was injured while responding to a disturbance in the 600 block of Stewart Avenue early Tuesday. Arriving officers found several people involved. As officers attempted to obtain statements, one person fled in a vehicle, allegedly striking one of the responding officers, who was on foot, she said.