Nov 15, 2023

4-year-old injured after struck by vehicle near Kan. school

Posted Nov 15, 2023 12:00 PM

JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a pedestrian accident involving a juvenile.

Just after 3p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the pedestrian accident in the 11400 Block of west 75th Street near Shawnee Elementary School, according to the Shawnee Police Department.

According to the initial investigation, the driver of an eastbound vehicle  on 75th Street struck a four-year-old child.

Johnson County MED-ACT  transported the child to a local hospital in critical but stable condition.  The driver remained at the scene. Police released no additional details.