KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is searching for a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash New Year's Day on Prospect Avenue.
Officers were called to 33rd Street and Prospect Avenue on an injury crash with critical injuries just before 9 a.m. on Jan. 1.
The initial investigation revealed that a silver Chevrolet Monte Carlo was westbound on 33rd Street.
A black Chevrolet Impala was driving northbound on Prospect Avenue at a high rate of speed.
The Monte Carlo entered the intersection from a stop sign and was struck by the Impala.
The driver of the Impala fled the scene on foot.
The unrestrained driver of the Monte Carlo was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.
The driver of the Monte Carlo, identified as 63-year-old Michael R. Carter, died from injuries on Jan. 7, according to KCPD.
Anyone with information on the driver of the Impala is asked to call 911.
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