Freshman student walking on sidewalk killed in crash near Harrisonville High School | fox4kc.com

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A 14-year-old freshman at Harrisonville High School died on Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by the driver of an SUV on a sidewalk in the 1100 block of east Elm.

Sergeant Colin Stosberg with the Missouri Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3 p.m. on Elm near Halsey where the driver of a 1980 Chevrolet Blazer traveled off of the left side of the roadway, went into ditch, crossed back over the roadway and hit the student who was walking on the sidewalk. The 17-year-old driver then hit a house.

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