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Police find man thought to be a witness to crash, injured officer

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Posted at 2:40 PM, Apr 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-22 18:10:49-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A tipster helped Kansas City, Missouri, police find a person who drove over downed power lines, resulting in an off-duty officer being shocked.

Investigators also found the man's vehicle.

Police wanted to get a statement from the driver “regarding what he may have seen prior to hitting the power lines” Saturday night in the 2800 block of Southwest Boulevard, according to a KCPD spokesperson.

The officer was working off-duty at a restaurant near 30th Street, when, according police, a different vehicle “doing donuts struck a power pole.”

The driver – not the one identified by police – left the scene, according to a witness.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Traffic Investigation Unit at 816-482-8189.