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

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.

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