Police searching for suspect in deadly hit-and-run crash on Truman Road
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are investigating the cause of a hit-and-run crash late Saturday night that left one person dead, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
KCPD said that just after 7 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of Truman Road and Manchester Trafficway on reports of a deadly hit-and-run crash.
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Preliminary investigations revealed that a Chevrolet HHR and a Nissan Altima had both experienced mechanical issues, causing them to pull over in the westbound inside lanes of Truman Road Bridge and Manchester.
According to police, as both cars awaited help, the driver of the Chevy sat inside the car, the driver of the Nissan stood outside the car, and the Nissan’s front seat passenger sat unrestrained in the passenger seat.
While the cars were parked on the side of the road, a Jeep Grand Cherokee speeding westbound on Truman Road hit the rear end of the Nissan. The Nissan then crashed into the Chevy and hit the driver standing outside the car.
KCPD said the driver was taken to a hospital with critical injuries, while the front-seat passenger of the Nissan died at the scene.
The passenger of the Nissan has been identified as 45-year-old woman Heidi M. Hain.
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The individual inside the Chevy was not injured in the crash.
According to officers, the driver of the Jeep fled the scene on foot and has not been found.
This is fatal crash #63 compared to #60 last year.
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