​Grain Valley student recovering following hit-and-run accident

Grain Valley High School senior Evan Patrick was looking forward to all the final “firsts” during his senior year, including the class of 2025’s final homecoming together this weekend. But a hit-and-run accident on September 15th put his plans on hold.

Patrick went for a ride on his motorcycle last Sunday evening, and according to Evan’s mother Cassy Patrick, as he was driving in the area near 40 Highway and Noland Road, a car sideswiped him and left him on the side of the road.

Witnesses reported the driver exited the vehicle to investigate, and left the scene. Thankfully, Cassy Patrick said, three witnesses went to the scene and stayed with her son, and Evan’s Life 360 app notified the family that something had gone wrong.

“I didn’t have my phone in front of me to see the notifications, but my husband got them and called me, and then Life360 called me, and my daughter and I left to head to the scene,” Cassy Patrick said.

Cassy Patrick said that when she arrived on scene, three witnesses were there to help him and Life360 had called an ambulance to the scene. Evan’s head hit the concrete, causing a concussion, and he suffered multiple facial fractures and a broken thumb. Cassy Patrick was he was thankfully wearing jeans, but suffered pretty serious road rash and his left leg is swollen. After a two day stay at the hospital, Evan is recovering at home.

As it was nearly dark when the accident happened, Cassy Patrick said she truly believes that had the witnesses who stayed with Evan at the scene not been there or stopped to help, Evan could have suffered a much worse fate. The case has been turned over to the Kansas City Police Department who are searching for the individual who caused the accident and left the scene.

Evan is facing follow up appointments with an orthopedic surgeon and orthodontist to determine if surgery will be needed on his jaw. Cassy Patrick said Evan is eager to get back to his senior year at school but faces a long road to recovery.

​A GoFundMe has been set up to assist with medical costs related to his recovery from the accident. For more information or to donate to the GoFundMe campaign supporting Evan’s recovery, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-evan-heal-after-hit-and-run-accident.