Overview
- Gerald Nevels, 34, was named by police on Friday as the mail carrier killed after a Wednesday crash at 30th Street and Benton Boulevard.
- Investigators say a gray Chevrolet Equinox pulled from a stop sign into the van’s path, overturning the USPS vehicle and throwing Nevels partly out.
- Kansas City police say the Equinox’s sole occupant abandoned the SUV and fled on foot, and they urge anonymous tips to Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers at 816-474-TIPS (8477).
- Relatives and neighbors created a memorial at the intersection, and a sister who witnessed the wreck urged the driver to come forward, noting nearby church cameras may show the SUV.
- In a separate case, a motorcyclist who struck the rear of a stopped USPS semi on Truman Road on Tuesday died Thursday, and that crash remains under investigation.