KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Liberty Police Department said a man intentionally killed a 20-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon by striking her with his truck as he stood outside her broken-down car.
Police responded to the collision around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of La Frenz Road and Ruth Ewing Road.
The investigation determined that a Dodge Ram pickup truck was traveling southbound on La Frenz Road and hit the woman as she was standing outside her disabled vehicle on the northbound side of the road.
The driver of the pickup truck walked away from the scene of the crash, but he was taken into custody several blocks away, according to LPD.
The woman, identified as Savanna Churchill of Liberty, died at the scene.
The driver of the Dodge Ram is in custody and could possibly face charges.
The investigation is ongoing.
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