Driver in pre-rush hour rollover crash on I-70 in KC seen fleeing carrying a rifle
Police were searching for a driver who fled from a pre-rush hour rollover crash carrying a rifle Monday morning.
The crash occurred about 5 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 70 near U.S. 40 highway in Kansas City. Police closed eastbound I-70 temporarily while they investigated crash. The highway has since reopened.
Kansas City police responded to the crash after being notified by Independence police that a truck had wrecked.
Witnesses told police that a man wearing a black leather jacket, green shirt and blue jeans fled from the wreck carrying a rifle. Officers searching the area found two firearms and a backpack.
The truck had been reported stolen in Blue Springs.
Anyone with information about the crash or the man seen running from it is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published January 7, 2019 at 7:56 AM.
