A 39-year-old woman suffered a leg injury early Monday when a black Jeep struck her and immediately fled the scene at Kossuth Avenue and North Grand Boulevard in North St. Louis, according to preliminary police findings. The crash happened at the intersection, which sits along the northeast edge of Fairground Park.
What Police Know So Far
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's preliminary findings, reported by KSDK, the driver of the black Jeep did not stop after hitting the woman. An earlier report from FOX 2 said the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition following the crash, though specific details of how the collision unfolded remained unclear at the time. FOX 2 said it would provide additional information as it becomes available.
The intersection sits adjacent to Fairground Park. No information has been released about whether surveillance footage from the park or surrounding area might aid investigators.
Pedestrian Collisions on Grand Boulevard
If identified and prosecuted, the driver could face serious consequences. Under Missouri Revised Statute § 577.060, leaving the scene of a crash that causes physical injury is a Class E felony.
Grand Boulevard has recorded more annual pedestrian collisions than any other single street in St. Louis every year since 2020, according to legal analysis of regional traffic data by Fernandez Law.
Nearly 85 percent of pedestrian fatalities occur on arterial roads, with more than half happening on streets posted at 35 miles per hour, according to a report by Trailnet author Erich Hellmer.
No further details about the condition of the woman struck Monday, or the identity of the driver who fled, have been released.
