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Following a deadly hit-and-run crash just outside of Lawrence on Thursday, University of Kansas student Gage Monse, 19, and his family wanted to help in any way they could.

Monse grew up in a house within view of where Elsa McGrain, 20, was hit and killed. A security camera on his family's home captured events surrounding the hit-and-run crash.

McGrain, a KU student, was out for a run about 6 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of E. 1500 Road, just outside of Lawrence, when she was struck by a vehicle, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DGSO).

"A lot of people run, ride bikes, walk their dogs on our road, so it's not an uncommon occurrence for people to be on this road," Monse, whose house is on the outskirts of Lawrence, said.

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