Driver flees after hitting scooter rider on 23rd Street in…

Hit And Run Independence Missouri in Independence, Missouri: Independence Police are searching for a driver who fled after striking a man on a motorized scooter on westbound 23rd Street near Woodbury Drive at 1:21 a.m. on Wednesday. The scooter rider suffered life-threatening injuries. Police say an unknown westbound vehicle hit the man and the driver did not stop to help or report the crash. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact police or the anonymous TIPS hotline.