Overview
- Kansas City police responded around 7:19 a.m. on Oct. 14 to Longview Road and Food Lane, just north of Ingels Elementary School.
- Preliminary findings indicate a northbound Ford Transit turned west onto Longview and hit the girl as she rode through the crosswalk, and the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating.
- The Hickman Mills C-1 School District confirmed she was an Ingels Elementary student heading to school and said counselors and support staff are available.
- Relatives identified the victim as 9-year-old Hazen Workman-Duffy in a GoFundMe post, while police have not released her name.
- Police say they are processing evidence, reconstructing the crash and awaiting autopsy results before submitting the case to prosecutors, as neighbors call for consistent crossing guards, traffic calming and dedicated bus service near the school.