JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities continue their investigation of a pedestrian accident that critically injured a child, according to Shawnee Police spokesperson Emily Rittman.
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 initial investigation, the driver of an eastbound vehicle on 75th Street struck a four-year-old child.
Johnson County MED-ACT transported the child for treatment of critical injuries. The child remains hospitalized, according to Rittman.
The driver remained at the scene. The Shawnee Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit is in charge of the investigation.