Lawrence police identify person of interest in hit-and-run

By Alex Garrison

Monday, October 19, 2009

Lawrence police have identified a person of interest in a hit-and-run collision that killed 20-year-old former KU student Rachel Leek on Friday.

The department issued a media release Monday morning identifying the suspect as a Lawrence man and said the investigation was still ongoing. Police ask that anyone with information about the collision call the Tips Hotline at 834-TIPS.

Leek was struck by a car as she rode her bicycle along the 1000 block of Tennessee Street at about 2:30 a.m. Friday. She died from the injuries she sustained Friday afternoon.

Comments

handy (anonymous) says...

This is so sad. Why do people do this? My heart goes out to family and friends.

October 19, 2009 at 1:17 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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