UPDATE, March 24 | The victim was identified by the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department as Arthur C. Lee, 60.
ORIGINAL STORY | A scooter driver was killed in the area of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Eastwood Trafficway early Saturday morning after being hit by a vehicle.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a black TAO Motors scooter was traveling southeast on Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard, making a left turn onto Eastwood Trafficway with a green traffic control signal.
According to the Kansas City, Missouri, police, an unknown type of dark colored vehicle was traveling northwest on Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard when it failed to stop at the red traffic control signal, entered the intersection and struck the scooter.
The impact ejected the operator from the scooter. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The striking vehicle left the scene of the collision without stopping.
The investigation is ongoing.
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