Woman seriously injured when struck in hit-and-run; KC police search for SUV’s driver
A woman was seriously injured Sunday evening when she was struck by an SUV in Kansas City, police said.
Officers responded to a call of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle about 5:10 p.m. at East Linwood and Van Brunt boulevards, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
A gray SUV, which was heading northbound, struck the pedestrian, according to Officer Darin Snapp, a police department spokesman.
The woman was hit while she was crossing Van Brunt. She was not walking in a painted crosswalk, police said.
She was taken to a hospital with critical injuries.
The SUV left the scene without stopping, police said.
Police released photographs of the SUV that was suspected to have hit the pedestrian.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published August 11, 2019 at 7:29 PM.
