Kansas City police officer, suspect suffer minor injuries

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer and suspect were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the driver of a fleeing vehicle intentional hit a police vehicle in Kansas City, Missouri. Police say the incident began when officers responded on Friday afternoon to a report of a suspicious vehicle at a La Quinta Inn. The Kansas City Star reports that responding officers found a van that may have been involved in a shots fired call earlier that day. Its driver fled with officers in pursuit. The suspect swerved across lanes on I-435, striking a police vehicle which was on the side of the highway and not actively involved in the pursuit,  The chase continued until the vehicle became disabled on an exit ramp. Police captured the suspect after a brief foot chase.