Hit-and-run pickup crash westbound on I-70 near mile 144, Callaway County MO

Traffic

Reported: 10/26/2025 01:49 PM

I-70, United States

A brown full-size Ford or Chevrolet pickup hit another vehicle in a construction zone on westbound I-70 near mile marker 144. The driver left the scene. The damage is believed to be on the driver's side of the pickup.

Audio|Source: Missouri State Highway Patrol - Troop F

02:53

Transcript:

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420, we also have a pending 1050 leaving the scene.

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Originally Curtis, westbound from I-70 near mile marker 144.

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The suspect vehicle,

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say Brown,

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pickup the white male driver, and he struck the reporting party in the construction zone.

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Pulling party is going to try and pull over.

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At the end of the construction zone, they'll be in a great travel-like Colorado.

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Okay, they're up in car that comes up for it.

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I want to put some chances.

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Through 10-1 Key, Key, 109.

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Let's throw westbound and I'm looking at the other side of Kingdom City.

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There are a moon cloud that comes up with the one-stieving museum.

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One H-WF clear.

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12.58, 1554. You go on.

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6802, 1018.

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I'm about to go today.

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6882, 104, when you're 10A,

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can use the spin watching for a brown,

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full-size, forward a Chevrolet trap for leaving the scene anchor at the 144.

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10-3[1]. 680-2F3?

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111541.

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6802.

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Do we know where the damage is going to be on the vehicle and we have any other identifying information?

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The point party advised the vehicle's five spectre while they were merging.

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We believe the damage will be on the driver's side.

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We'll try and get a better descriptor. That's work.

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All right.

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You're with me.

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175, 15, 57, 25, 57, true.

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7-JOS 1041.

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167-157-127-123.

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2901, just.

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291.

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I'm at that suspect vehicle.

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I'll put up at 89 and stop at them. 291 to stop at them.

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291 truck clear.

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If you can attach me to the leaving the scene.

Police codes explained

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10-3: Stop transmitting / Radio silence

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