Overland Park Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run from Thursday night on 95th Street.
Police were called to the eastbound lanes of 95th Street near Hadley Street east of Antioch Road just after 11 p.m., where passersby had found a man by the side of the road who was seriously injured.
In a news release, Officer John Lacy, a spokesperson for Overland Park Police, said the man had been walking eastbound on the sidewalk of 95th Street just east of Hadley Street.
“At a private drive, the pedestrian entered the roadway edge and was struck by a passing vehicle,” Lacy said. “The driver of the vehicle left the scene of the crash.”
The man was found near the west entrance to the front circle drive at Holy Cross Catholic School, 8101 West 95th St.
Overland Park firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics rushed the critically injured man to an area hospital, where Lacy said he died from his injuries.
Police have identified the pedestrian as 36-year-old Joshua Willet.
Officers closed the eastbound lanes of 95th Street at Antioch Road as they investigated the scene.
Lacy said the driver of the vehicle involved with the incident later contacted police and is now cooperating with the investigation.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Overland Park Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit at 913-890-1437.
