Overview

• Deputies responded around 8:15 a.m. to Ranson Road and Hook Lane on reports that a bicyclist had been struck.
• Preliminary findings indicate the Lee's Summit man was riding his bicycle when he was hit, and he is undergoing surgery at a local hospital.
• The driver, a 47-year-old Kansas City man, remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
• The Lee's Summit Police Department is assisting with crash reconstruction as the Jackson County Sheriff's Office continues its investigation.
• Kansas City police report 15 pedestrian deaths so far in 2025, the highest in six years, as MoDOT funds the "Lookout for Casey" safety campaign highlighting nighttime and highway risks.