Driver ran away after car crash that left man dead in Kansas City, police say
A driver involved in a crash that left a passenger dead Sunday in Kansas City fled the scene before officers arrived, according to police.
Shortly before 4 a.m., the Kansas City Police Department was called to 18th Street and College Ave.
Investigators determined that the driver of a Nissan Sentra heading west lost control. The vehicle left the road and struck a wooden utility pole.
The woman who was driving ran away, police said.
A passenger in the vehicle, a 57-year-old man, was transported to a hospital where he died.
Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star