Man with DWI history arrested after rear-ending Independence officer at stoplight

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, man with a history of driving under the influence is back behind bars after rear-ending an Independence police car sitting at a stoplight.

Around 1:40 a.m. Monday, the Independence officer was stopped at a red light at the intersection of U.S. 24 Highway and Holder Road/Lee’s Summit Road when the officer was rear-ended by the driver of a 2010 Ford Flex.

The officer complained of neck and back pain but did not require additional medical treatment…

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