Oak Grove teen dead after being struck on I-70
Leah Rainwater
JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — A 17-year-old male from Oak Grove, Missouri, was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 70 Thursday night.
Both a 27-year-old Independence, Missouri, female driver of a 2024 Ford Bronco, and the 17-year-old male pedestrian were westbound on I-70.
The crash occurred as the Bronco struck the pedestrian in the roadway, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by Troopers with MSHP Troop A and is being sent to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office.
MSHP said preliminary investigation reveals that the pedestrian was the driver of a vehicle being pulled over by the Independence, Missouri Police Department.
The 17-year-old had allegedly fled the vehicle, run across the eastbound lanes, and onto the westbound lanes, where he was struck and killed.