BELTON, Mo. —

A Belton woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say she intentionally rammed a Blue Springs police transport van multiple times along Interstate 70.

According to a court documents, Kierra Shapre’ Smith is charged with first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer. Advertisement

Prosecutors allege Smith repeatedly struck the police van driven by a Blue Springs officer around 1:25 a.m. Oct. 9 while traveling eastbound on I-70 in Independence.

Court records state the officer was driving a marked transport van when Smith’s vehicle struck it twice.

The officer told investigators he accelerated to about 100 mph to create distance, but Smith continued following and hit the van again near Lee’s Summit Road, causing it to swerve.

Police said Smith exited onto Lee

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