Woman hit, killed on Providence Road

A University of Missouri student died Thursday night after being hit by a car while trying to cross Providence Road just north of Green Meadows Road, police said.

24-year-old Kui Zou was a visiting scholar at the University of Missouri, according to spokesman Christian Basi.

According to CPD, she was hit in the northbound lanes of Providence Road and either thrown or dragged several hundred feet before landing. The preliminary investigation found she was killed on impact.

Police said the driver of the vehicle will not face charges because Zou did not use a crosswalk, and witnesses said she ran out into the street.

The incident was the third vehicle pedestrian crash in one day.

The first was another University of Missouri student hit while trying to cross College Avenue at Rollins Road.

The second was a man struck on Providence and Nifong.

Both of those victims were taken to the hospital and are now in good condition.