KANSAS CITY, MO – A man who pleaded guilty in a fatal pedestrian collision in Kansas City will be going to prison, according to Fox4KC.
25-year-old David Medina-Ramirez of Kansas City was sentenced to eight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the Nov. 26, 2023 hit-and-run crash. The incident took place on Independence Avenue near Spruce Avenue.
Authorities said Medina-Ramirez was driving a Chevrolet Malibu at high speed on Independence Avenue and collided with a westbound GMC Terrain making a left turn. The GMC then slid into a utility pole and fatally struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk, 26-year-old Taahir Whaley. Medina-Ramirez ran from the scene but was apprehended days later following an anonymous tip.
He pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene.
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