KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Independence Thursday released the name of the “Good Samaritan” who was killed while attempting to help another motorist in a crash early on Monday, Nov. 6.
Around 2 a.m. Monday, police responded to the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Lee’s Summit Road where the driver of a Chevrolet Equinox had lost control and overturned.
Another motorist who came upon the overturned Chevrolet attempted to help the driver. That motorist, identified Thursday as Robert Piper, 50, of Blue Springs, was struck by a third vehicle, a Ford F-150. Piper was pronounced dead on the scene.
One of the people inside the Chevrolet also died from injuries in the crash. Police said the Chevrolet was reported stolen from Kansas City, Missouri. The deceased occupant of the Chevrolet has not yet been identified.
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