Person crossing I-70 in Columbia suffers serious injuries in collision

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A person running across Interstate 70 on Tuesday night suffered serious injuries when they were hit by a car.

The Columbia Police Department did not give the name or sex of the crash victim. CPD wrote in a news release that the person was running across the eastbound lanes near the Highway 63 connector a little after 6 p.m. when the sedan hit them.

The person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, according to the release.

Officers spoke with the driver at the scene, a CPD spokesman said.

CPD did not provide a condition update on the pedestrian.