Jun 18, 2023

Kan. driver flees after car strikes construction worker on I-70

Posted Jun 18, 2023 10:00 PM

WYANDOTTE COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 2:30a.m. Saturday in Wyandotte County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Kia Forte driven by  Caden Vossman, 22, Westwood, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of 38th Street in a closed off lane in a construction zone. The car struck a construction worker identified as David Edward Draper, 31, Kansas City, and fled the scene.

EMS transported Draper to KU Medical Center for treatment.  The KHP did not report what possible charges Vossman faces.