The pedestrian victim of a fatal accident last Tuesday in the 5500 block of Leavenworth Road has been identified, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman.
Lori Lynn Long, 47, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was struck by a vehicle as she was trying to cross Leavenworth Road on a motorized scooter, according to the spokesman.
She was pronounced deceased at the scene, the spokesman stated.
The driver of the vehicle fled, but reported the crash to police a short time later, according to the spokesman.
This incident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Traffic Division. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), police said.