KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses to a fatal hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning on southbound I-35, north of Santa Fe Street in Olathe.
A passerby reported seeing a pedestrian on the side of the interstate at 6:17 a.m. Saturday.
Law enforcement responded to the scene and located the pedestrian. The individual died at the scene.
The Kansas Highway Patrol took over the investigation and the interstate was shut down for several hours.
Initial investigation from the highway patrol indicates that at around 2:28 a.m. Saturday, a maroon Volvo truck with a white trailer struck the pedestrian on southbound I-35, just north of Santa Fe. The commercial vehicle fled the scene.
I-35 reopened later that morning.
"The Kansas Highway Patrol is grateful to the public for their assistance to help with our cases," KHP said in a statement. "There have been numerous instances and vehicles which have been successfully located, thanks to help from our citizens."
Anyone with information is asked to contact technical trooper William Bailiff at 913-782-8100.
