UPDATE NOON | The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department has identified the victim as 14-year-old Mario Myers.
A missing persons report was filed earlier this morning for Myers, who was last seen at 3 a.m. walking near 39th & Bales Avenue.
UPDATE 7:45 a.m. | The Kansas City Police Department says the preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian was walking or standing in the #2 travel lane of eastbound I-70, just west of Manchester Trafficway.
A white Chevy Malibu was eastbound on I-70 and struck the pedestrian.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Malibu was uninjured, stopped immediately and cooperated with the investigation.
All lanes of eastbound I-70 were closed for approximately two and a half hours, but have since been reopened.
This is fatality #35, compared to 45 at this time last year.
UPDATE: 7:00 a.m.: I-70 has re-opened following the fatal crash. The investigation is ongoing.
I-70 eastbound past 40 Highway is closed.
The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department says just after 4:30 a.m. a pedestrian was struck and killed.
According to MODOT, the ramp from 40 Highway to eastbound I-70 is also closed.
TRAFFIC ALERT: (JACKSON COUNTY) - EB I-70 CLOSED PAST 40 HWY, RAMP FROM 40 HWY TO EB I-70 CLOSED. Please use an alternate route. #kctraffic pic.twitter.com/UwphhmgTb3
— MoDOT Kansas City (@MoDOT_KC) June 19, 2025
No other details have been released.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
