ST. LOUIS — A person was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday morning near the Kingshighway East and Kingshighway West neighborhoods.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call for a person struck at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Kingshighway Boulevard and Maffitt Avenue.
Their investigation found that a male pedestrian was crossing the street when he was struck by a white sedan that fled the scene, according to police.
The pedestrian, 72-year-old Joseph Todd of St. Louis, was pronounced dead at the scene.
While police were completing their investigation, the 22-year-old driver of the white sedan responded to the North Patrol Division, advising she was involved in the incident.
The driver's vehicle was later found unoccupied in the 3000 block of West Norwood.
The driver's identity has not been released at this time.
The Accident Reconstruction team responded to the intersection and began their investigation.
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