Boy, 4, hit and killed by vehicle while crossing downtown street; man arrested
Wichita police say a 4-year-old boy was fatally hit by a vehicle while crossing a downtown Wichita street with his mother on Monday morning.
Marcus Downey, 36, of Wichita, has been arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run and driving while suspended, according to Wichita police Officer Paul Cruz.
Emergency scanner traffic indicates the child was trying to cross the street using a crosswalk when he was struck by a tan- or gold-colored vehicle that didn’t stop. The collision, a hit-and-run, reportedly happened around 10 a.m. at the Waterman and Washington intersection.
The boy was pronounced dead either at or on the way to a Wichita hospital. His mother was not hurt, Wichita police spokesman Officer Charley Davidson said by phone.
Wichita police initially gave the boy’s age as 3 years old but later corrected it to 4.
He asked anyone who saw the collision or who were in the area at the time to contact the Wichita Police Department’s accident follow-up detectives at 316-350-3686.
This story was originally published March 8, 2021 at 11:19 AM.
