2 men from Columbia run over in Jefferson City hitandrun; charges pending
Jun 30, 2026
WARNING: This video shows a vehicle colliding with pedestrians in its entirety.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two men from Columbia were run over by a vehicle on Monday at the intersection of Idlewood Drive and Route C in Jefferson City, according to a crash report from the Jeffer
son City Police Department that was sent to media on Tuesday.
Police later on Tuesday said the driver, a 43-year-old woman, was in custody on suspicion of two counts of leaving the scene of a crash, failure to register a vehicle and driving without insurance..
Jesus Contreras, 32, and Roberto Gutierrez, 26, were injured in the crash, the report says. JCPD Lt. Curtis Finke clarified the men had moderate injuries.
The report says JCPD was called at 10:49 a.m. Monday for a hit-and-run crash that involved a Lincoln MKC. Both men were brought to an area hospital.
Police then posted a video to its social media showing the crash. The video shows two people walking in the intersection and seemingly stop as a vehicle turns and hits them.
Both men were flown off the hood of the vehicle and the vehicle appears to stop as the men are outside of both sides of the vehicle, the video shows. The vehicle is then seen driving away.
Finke told ABC 17 News that the driver of the vehicle is in custody.
Check back for updates.
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