Today we are sad to learn about the death of James Suman, a pedestrian hit and killed in the Lykins neighborhood of Old Northeast KCMO. KMBC-TV 9 and The Star have details of the crash, which calls attention to a growing need to address pedestrian safety in greater Kansas City. There has been a surge […]
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Police searching for hit and run driver after UMKC cyclist hit in East Plaza area
Police are searching the women who hit and injured Micah Jacobsen, a bike commuter and UMKC student, yesterday evening. The crash occured at Cleaver Boulevard and Rockhill just east of the Country Club Plaza and near the UMKC campus. The suspect is a twentysomething female, African American, with a bandage on her chin. She was […]
Vigil tonight for Wildrain Wildberry, pedestrian killed by hit and run driver
Tonight friends and neighbors will remember Wildrain Wildberry, 71, the woman who was recently killed by a hit and driver at 45th and The Paseo. The vigil starts at 7:00 p.m. at the same location. Ms. Wildberry is the third hit and run case in recent weeks. Policing are still looking for her killer, and […]
James McElroy killed by hit and run driver in Independence
Update 9/7/2011 The Examiner reports that the cyclist’s name is James McElroy, and that the motorist has turned himself into Independence Police. At the moment he has only been charged with leaving the scene of a crash and with careless and imprudent driving, but no manslaughter charges. We continue to monitor the situation to ensure […]