Pedestrian killed southwest of Wichita Tuesday night identified
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle hit and killed a person southwest of Wichita.
Lt. Nathan Gibbs told KSN Wednesday afternoon that the pedestrian was 18-year-old Bethany Aillen Callista Leggio. She was a student at Campus High School.
It happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday at 55th Street South and Hoover Road.
The sheriff’s office says a group of people were on the road for a memorial service when a car tried to pass and hit Leggio. The vehicle also struck a couple of parked cars as well.
“We recently had an accident from an illegal street race, and they were down here in remembrance of the individual who passed, and in the process of doing that, someone else was killed. So these types of activities have to stop,” Lt. Eric Slay, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, said.
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Lt. Slay added the individual who struck Leggio stopped and was contacted by law enforcement.
“The driver was booked for DUI however the case is still under investigation,” Lt. Gibbs told KSN.
Lt. Gibbs also confirmed that another person was arrested on suspicion of interference with the investigation.
KSN will update this story if/when more information is confirmed.
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