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Area Highway Worker Killed in Hit-and-Run, Cops Say
- A 60-year-old construction worker was fatally struck by a gray SUV that fled the scene at the intersection of Northwest Barry Road and Boardwalk Avenue in Kansas City on Wednesday morning.
- The worker was part of a crew repairing potholes in a cordoned-off section near the Phillips 66 station when an SUV drove through, struck him, and then fled the scene.
- Police located and arrested the driver about 30 minutes later at her home using stoplight cameras, while fire personnel declared the worker dead at the scene.
- Including this fatality, there have been 17 pedestrian deaths in Kansas City this year, the highest number since 2021, prompting concerns about pedestrian safety.
- Authorities continue investigating the crash, and a local maintenance engineer called the incident "very devastating" and said the victim "didn't deserve this.
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Construction worker killed in hit-and-run crash in Northland, Kansas City police say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A construction worker was killed Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash in the Northland, Kansas City, according to the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD). At 12:20 p.m., police said officers were at the scene of the deadly crash at NW Barry Road and N. Boardwalk Avenue. FOX4 has learned that a group of construction workers were getting ready to start an asphalt job when a car hit a worker and kept driving. Police said the driver …
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