KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An Independence man has been charged with DWI resulting in death after a June crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian.

Court documents filed Tuesday in Jackson County charged Jonathan M. Stone with felony DWI resulting in the death of another for his role in a June 4 crash near 39th and the Blue Ridge Cutoff.

Stone lost control of his Mercury and ran off the road while driving at a high rate of speed around 5:30 p.m. that day. A probable cause document said Stone struck a pedestrian that was walking or standing in the grassy area near the road.

The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and eventually died on July 7.

Several witnesses at the scene shared dash camera video with police and said the driver of the vehicle was operating erratically

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