UPDATE, 3 p.m. | Police said while the vehicle has been located, the driver has not been identified. No one is in custody at this time.
EARLIER | The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Independence Avenue and Monroe Avenue.
The incident happened just after 10 p.m. Saturday.
According to KCPD, the driver of a silver Toyota Camry was speeding westbound on Independence Avenue.
Meanwhile, a pedestrian was crossing Independence Avenue at Monroe, from south to north, in a marked crosswalk with a red traffic control signal. The driver of the Toyota failed to stop for the red traffic control signal and struck the pedestrian.
The driver of the Toyota then ran over the pedestrian and fled the scene without stopping.
Police said the pedestrian was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased by hospital staff.
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