Pedestrian struck on I-70 near Armstrong in hit-and-run

A pedestrian was standing on eastbound I-70 just east of Armstrong when he was struck by a vehicle about 4 a.m. Monday, Aug. 16, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The vehicle, a 1996 Ford Probe, then fled, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Ford was a 23-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, the trooper’s report stated.

The pedestrian, a 41-year-old Joplin, Missouri, man, had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the report.