KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A pedestrian died Saturday morning after being struck by a pickup truck near a busy Independence intersection.
Police said the incident happened at about 2 a.m. on U.S. 40 Highway east of Crysler Avenue when the driver of a 2003 Ford F-150 pickup truck struck a pedestrian.
The pedestrian — later identified as 40-year-old Janeicka Hays, of Kansas City, Missouri — died at the scene.
A witness told police the pedestrian was walking in a lane of traffic when hit by the truck, according to police.
The driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.
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