Hit-and-Run victim identified near I-70 and The Paseo

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A death investigation that began Monday afternoon in Kansas City is now being investigated as a hit-and-run.

Police began the investigation after finding a dead body near an off-ramp in the area of I-70 and The Paseo. The victim, a woman identified as 35-year-old Megan L. Aldridge, was pronounced dead at the scene according to the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.

The exit from eastbound I-70 at The Paseo was closed after a call to police shortly after 3 p.m. regarding Aldridge’s body. It reopened at 4:30 p.m.

Police said a preliminary investigation revealed Aldridge was a pedestrian standing or walking on the outside shoulder of eastbound I-70 near the exit ramp of The Paseo.

The Aldridge was hit by an unknown vehicle that left the area without stopping. It’s the 11th fatality crash of the year, according to KCPD.

Anyone with information that may be helpful is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

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