Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in Kansas City hit-and-run: Police
Update: Police said the victim died from his injuries on March 31. The hit-and-run remains under investigation and the driver and vehicle have not been identified.
A pedestrian was hospitalized Thursday with life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash in Kansas City’s Northland, according to police.
Around 3:20 p.m., Kansas City police were called to the intersection of Maplewoods Parkway and North Walrond Avenue in the Ridgefield neighborhood. Paramedics with the Kansas City Fire Department located a pedestrian there with critical injuries who was taken away by ambulance.
The driver had left and the direction of travel was not known, according to police. Information about the vehicle and its driver also was not immediately available from police.
This story was originally published March 23, 2023 at 9:37 PM.
