Police on Monday released the names of two people killed in a hit-and-run crash last week at 18th Street and Brooklyn Avenue.

The victims were identified as Judith R. Morris and Virgil M. Dixon, both 55 and of Kansas City, Missouri, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

The crash was reported shortly after 9 a.m. on Feb. 4 when a maroon Honda Pilot, heading east on 18th at high speed, did not stop at a stop sign and struck a red Chevy Monte Carlo heading north on Brooklyn. The force sent the Chevy into a gray Ford Fusion at the intersection.

A nearby patrol sergeant saw the suspect get out of the Honda and run north. The sergeant chased the suspect and arrested him, police said.

Police said the Honda was stolen from Independence.

Morris and Dixon were the eighth and ninth fatal crash victims in Kansas City, police said.

This story was originally published February 10, 2020 at 7:47 AM.

Cortlynn Stark

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Cortlynn Stark writes about finance and the economy for The Sum. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ with the National Financial Educators Council. She previously covered City Hall for The Kansas City Star and joined The Star in January 2020 as a breaking news reporter. Cortlynn studied journalism and Spanish at Missouri State University.