A man changing a tire on an interstate highway in Topeka was killed by a hit-and-run driver Friday.
The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as 29-year-old Anthony Espinosa of Junction City, Kansas.
According to the Patrol, Espinosa and another man were working on a disabled vehicle on the inside shoulder of I-70 near the East Topeka toll plaza shortly after 11 p.m. Friday when both were hit by a pickup truck. That truck then continued westbound on I-70, according to the report.
The crash report says the Ford F-150, 4-door pickup bore an unknown Kansas 60-day temporary tag. The truck lost part of the driver’s side mirror and sustained damage to the front driver’s side, according to the report.
The other man working on the disabled vehicle was identified as Jamie D. Cooper, who was not injured.