Pedestrian hit-and-run fatalities double in Missouri over past decade | KCTV5

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Drivers are leaving the scene of fatal pedestrian crashes in Missouri at twice the rate they did a decade ago, according to new research.

The sharpest increases happened in Kansas City and St. Louis.

“For a lot of folks, it’s life or death,” said Eric Rogers, executive director of BikeWalk KC.
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Rogers said the organization hears from family members of people who have been hit and killed, and it is often a hit-and-run.

“It’s traumatizing for family members,” Rogers said.

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Pedestrian hit-and-run fatalities double in Missouri over past decade | KCTV5