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Hit-and-run crash involving stolen car kills 1 person Monday in KCMO

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Posted at 10:02 PM, Dec 11, 2023
and last updated 2023-12-12 13:44:55-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One man died in a hit-and-run crash Monday night that involved a stolen car in east Kansas City.

Police said the crash happened just before 6 p.m. at East 31st Street and Agnes Avenue.

The driver and occupants of a stolen Hyundai Sonata were speeding south on northbound Agnes Avenue.

The Hyundai barreled into the intersection and slammed into a Cadillac STS going east on East 31st Street, police said.

Police said the driver of the Cadillac, identified as 51-year-old James E. Eatman, died at the crash scene.

The driver and occupants of the Hyundai ran from the scene and had not been caught as of 10 p.m. Monday.

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