Crime

Hit-and-run driver kills woman walking across Prospect Avenue Saturday in Kansas City

Police on Sunday were looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 33-year-old Kansas City woman as she crossed Prospect Avenue near 38th Street. The driver of the vehicle left the scene without stopping. This Google Maps Street View photo of the area is from March 2017.
Police on Sunday were looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 33-year-old Kansas City woman as she crossed Prospect Avenue near 38th Street. The driver of the vehicle left the scene without stopping. This Google Maps Street View photo of the area is from March 2017. Google Maps

Kansas City police on Sunday were looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a female pedestrian Saturday night.

Andrea Mitchell, 33, of Kansas City, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The hit-and-run occurred about 10:25 p.m. at 38th Street and Prospect Avenue.

Investigators determined Mitchell was walking across Prospect when she was struck by a passing vehicle. The vehicle then drove away without stopping, police said.

Police said they had no description of the vehicle. They asked anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Robert A. Cronkleton: 816-234-4261, @cronkb

This story was originally published August 19, 2018 at 2:46 PM.

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