Pedestrian struck, killed by driver fleeing Missouri State Highway Patrol

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A pedestrian was struck and killed early Wednesday by a driver fleeing a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper.

Kansas City, Missouri, police say officers were called around 1 a.m. to the area of E. 18th Street and Prospect Avenue on a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian.

Police said the driver of a white Chevrolet Trax was fleeing from troopers when they struck a pedestrian crossing 18th Street at Prospect.

The driver continued eastbound on 18th Street without stopping, while the trooper stopped to assist the pedestrian, police said.

The pedestrian died on the scene.

Investigation into the incident is underway.

Police report this is fatality 43 compared to 44 at this time last year.

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