One person is dead and an Independence, Missouri, police officer was seriously injured in a wrong-way crash that started as a traffic stop early Friday.A spokesperson for the Independence Police Department said officers tried to stop a white sedan driving south on Interstate 470 at Interstate 70 just after 5 a.m. Reports suggest police believed the driver was impaired.The driver of that vehicle refused to stop, and instead sped west onto I-70. Police pursued that driver, who eventually took the exit ramp for U.S. 40 Highway. The driver then made a u-turn and drove back up the exit ramp, driving the wrong way, where they crashed head-on into an Independence Police car that was assisting in the police chase. Police said lifesaving efforts were attempted on the scene, however, the driver died as a result of injuries sustained in that crash. The police officer involved in the crash was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. This crash remains under investigation.

One person is dead and an Independence, Missouri, police officer was seriously injured in a wrong-way crash that started as a traffic stop early Friday.

A spokesperson for the Independence Police Department said officers tried to stop a white sedan driving south on Interstate 470 at Interstate 70 just after 5 a.m. Reports suggest police believed the driver was impaired.

The driver of that vehicle refused to stop, and instead sped west onto I-70.

Police pursued that driver, who eventually took the exit ramp for U.S. 40 Highway. The driver then made a u-turn and drove back up the exit ramp, driving the wrong way, where they crashed head-on into an Independence Police car that was assisting in the police chase.

Police said lifesaving efforts were attempted on the scene, however, the driver died as a result of injuries sustained in that crash.

The police officer involved in the crash was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.