HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was struck by a hit-and-run driver in southern Kansas has died from his injuries.
The Wichita Eagle reports that 31-year-old Grant Burris died Monday at a Wichita hospital. His brother, Roger Silva, said Burris was a Marine and a Purple Heart recipient.
He suffered back, neck, pelvis and leg injuries when he was hit from behind May 13 while checking the mail at his parent’s house near Haysville.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said in a crash report that a 26-year-old man was booked into jail the next day on suspicion of aggravated battery and failure to stop at a crash resulting in great bodily harm.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office plans to present the case to the District Attorney’s Office this week.