Hit-and-run driver leaves 3 cars wrecked, 3 people injured on I-29

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Three people were taken to the hospital early Saturday morning after they were involved in an early-morning crash, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.

Around 1:45 a.m. on Dec. 21, a 19-year-old in a 1999 Jeep Wrangler was headed north on I-29. Just as he approached NW 72nd Street in Platte Woods, he was hit from behind, sending his car spinning into the left lane.

MSHP said two other cars, a 2010 Honda Fit and a 2025 car with an unidentified make, tried to avoid hitting the Jeep but were unable to. The car that is accused of causing the wreck kept driving without stopping while the other three came to a rest…

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