GRAIN VALLEY, Mo.—An intoxicated pilot was arrested after landing a small aircraft early Friday on Interstate 70 southeast of Kansas City, Missouri, after radioing that he had run out of fuel, authorities said.
The landing about 2:30 a.m. east of Grain Valley, roughly 20 miles southeast of Kansas City, closed westbound lanes of the highway for more than 2.5 hours, KCTV reported.
The plane had a “minor collision” with a guardrail but otherwise didn’t hit anything, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a Twitter post.
The pilot was the only person on board. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment after his arrest, the patrol said….
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