Woman who died after car/pedestrian crash identified as Kerry L. Hanika, 68, of Topeka
Topeka police Thursday made public the name of a woman who died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday in the 3700 block of S.W. Topeka Boulevard.
The deceased pedestrian has been identified as Kerry L. Hanika, 68, said police Sgt. Justin Joyce.
Officers were called about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to the scene, where they found Hanika in the roadway suffering from life-threatening injuries, Joyce said.
Hanika was taken by American Medical Response ambulance to a Topeka hospital, and pronounced deceased there, he said.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, and was uninjured, Joyce said.
The police accident reconstruction team was investigating, he said.
Tim Hrenchir can be reached at (785) 213-5934 or threnchir@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Police reveal name of 68-year-old woman who died in crash Wednesday
