KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The driver of a vehicle involved in a deadly hit-and-run near North 55th and Leavenworth Road came forward to police Monday, according to the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
Shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, officers were alerted a man and woman were walking eastbound on Leavenworth Road when a vehicle struck the woman. She died at the scene.
Police later identified the victim as 34-year-old Heather Lorenz.
Police asked for the public's help locating the vehicle Sunday night after it fled the scene.
Before noon Monday, KCKPD provided an update the driver had come forward.
Anyone with information is urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
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If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.
