Missouri Highway Patrol Trooper hit on I-35 during traffic stop

The Missouri Highway Patrol’s Major Crash Investigation Unit is investigating a serious injury crash involving a trooper.

The Highway Patrol says a trooper was hit while conducting a traffic stop about 12 a.m. on the inside (left) shoulder of northbound I-35, north of Missouri 210, in North Kansas City.

According to a release, the trooper had just placed the driver of the traffic stop under arrest for suspected driving while intoxicated and was standing on the passenger side of the patrol car when a passing motorist struck the trooper and the patrol car…

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