Sophia Broadway, 61, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver while crossing Troost Avenue near 81st Street in Kansas City, Missouri
Family of 61-year old woman killed in hit-and-run asks for help from witnesses, police
Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 61-year-old woman Wednesday night and kept driving.
Family members identified the woman as Sophia Broadway. They said she lived near the intersection where the incident happened.
Kansas City police investigating after woman struck, killed in hit-and-run crash
Police said the woman was crossing Troost Avenue near 81st Street, east to west, when she was struck by a person driving northbound. The driver of the vehicle then left the scene.
61-year-old KCMO woman struck and killed in hit and run incident Wednesday evening
Accident investigators responded to 82nd Terrace and Troost regarding a pedestrian involved collision. Investigation determined that a pedestrian was crossing Troost when she was struck by a northbound vehicle, which then left the scene. The victim, identified as a 61-year-old KCMO woman, died at the scene.
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