KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of a white Dodge struck a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash Saturday morning on Broadway Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri, while fleeing police.
Around 2:48 a.m., the driver of the Dodge was doing burnouts, spinning the vehicle's wheels while keeping the car stationary.
When an officer with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department turned their police lights on to respond to the Dodge, the driver took off at a high speed.
The driver of the Dodge then struck a pedestrian, who was crossing Broadway Boulevard at Westport Road from east to west. The Dodge fled the scene of the crash on northbound Broadway Boulevard, per KCPD.
The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries.
Police describe the suspect vehicle as a two-door white Dodge Challenger with black rims and a sunroof. The vehicle has damage to the bumper and is missing a headlight on the front driver's side.
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