Four people were injured – two of them critically – after their car was struck by a vehicle fleeing Independence police.
Around 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Independence police were in pursuit of a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. A press release Saturday night did not indicate the reason police were in pursuit.
Near the intersection of Lee’s Summit Road and E. Truman Road, the driver of the Tahoe was heading north on Lee’s Summit Road and drove into oncoming traffic at the intersection, striking a 2007 Mitsubishi SUV that had been heading east on E. Truman Road…