Deputy investigating KC-area crash struck by SUV, left seriously injured
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputy is left with serious injuries after he was hit by an SUV in Lee’s Summit Wednesday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The sheriff’s office called the highway patrol around 6:05 p.m. to investigate a crash involving a deputy, said Cpl. Justin Howard, a MSHP spokesman.
According to a preliminary investigation, two deputies were investigating a previous unrelated crash at the intersection of South Buckner Tarsney and East Ryan Road.
A black Mercedes SUV drove south on Buckner Tarsney. As the SUV approached the crash scene, it struck one of the deputies who was directing traffic there, according to an online crash report.
Paramedics responded and transported the deputy by ambulance to a hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the SUV was not injured and remained on scene, Howard said.
An investigation into the crash is ongiong.
