Sep 03, 2021

Patrol IDs pedestrian who died after struck by Kan. driver

Posted Sep 03, 2021 1:16 PM
First responders on the scene of the fatal pedestrian accident -photo KC Scout
First responders on the scene of the fatal pedestrian accident -photo KC Scout

KANSAS CITY —Authorities investigating a fatal pedestrian accident have identified the victim as 33-year-old Logan J. Smith of Belton.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol a 2015 Toyota passenger vehicle driven by Sahar Bryan, 30, Olathe, was westbound on Interstate 470 one mile east of View High Drive.

The vehicle struck Smith who was on the roadway.  He was pronounce dead at the scene. Bryan was properly restrained and not injured.

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KANSAS CITY—(AP) — A person who was walking along the westbound lanes of Interstate 470 in Lee’s Summit at night died after being hit by a vehicle, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

The crash happened around 9:15 p.m. Thursday. Investigators said the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim’s identity was not immediately released, and the patrol did not give any other details of the fatal crash.