Police Motorcycle Officer Injured in Crash Near Northeast 108th Street [Kansas City, MO]

Police Investigate Motorcycle Crash Near Northeast 108th Street

KANSAS CITY, MO (September 24, 2026)— A Kansas City police motorcycle officer suffered injuries Thursday morning after a crash near Northeast 108th Street while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle in a Northland school zone.

The collision happened shortly before 8:20 a.m. near Northeast 108th Street and North Richmond Avenue in Kansas City, North, according to Kansas City Police Department Sgt. Phil DiMartino.

DiMartino said the officer was conducting school zone enforcement on the south side of Northeast 108th Street near Kelly Brook Elementary School and Rising Hill Elementary School.

Authorities said the officer attempted to catch up with a vehicle that was allegedly speeding through the area. During the attempt, the officer’s motorcycle crashed.

Emergency personnel responded and transported the officer to a hospital for treatment.

Police said the officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities did not immediately release additional information about the officer’s condition or the circumstances that caused the motorcycle to crash.

The incident remains under investigation.

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